We studied the characteristics of the Hungarian version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS, Cohen et al., 1983) based on data from 217 persons willing to participate in a stressmanagement program (Williams LifeSkills Program). The shorter versions of the questionnaire (PSS10, PSS4) were strongly correlated (r = 0,99 and 0,93) to the original 14item questionnaire (PSS14), the internal consistenc...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether medically unexplained recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in childhood predicts abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), other somatic complaints, and psychiatric symptoms and disorders in young adulthood. METHODS A sample of 28 young adults evaluated for RAP between the ages of 6 and 17 years were compared with 28 individually matched former childhood partici...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in patients referred to general neurology outpatient clinics, to compare disability and number of somatic symptoms in patients with and without emotional disorder, the relation to neurological disease, and assess the need for psychiatric treatment as perceived by patients and doctors. METHODS A prospective cohort study...

Purpose. To investigate the psychophysiologic aspects of refractive accommodative esotropia (RAE). Methods. I prospectively recruited patients aged 3-6 years with more than 3.0 diopters of hyperopia who presented at Kim's Eye Hospital from January 2011 to March 2013. I compared Korean Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL) which consists of internalizing factors (social withdrawal, somatic complaint...

BACKGROUND Despite chronic pain being a feature of functional chest pain (FCP) its experience is variable. The factors responsible for this variability remain unresolved. We aimed to address these knowledge gaps, hypothesizing that the psychophysiological profiles of FCP patients will be distinct from healthy subjects. METHODS 20 Rome III defined FCP patients (nine males, mean age 38.7 years,...

The aim of this study was to examine the validity of a Danish adaptation of the Itch Severity Scale (ISS) by exploring the associations between pruritus severity, psychological symptoms, and quality of life in a consecutively recruited sample of 20 patients with atopic dermatitis, 20 with psoriasis, 20 with urticaria, 12 with genital pruritus, 11 with nephrogenic pruritus, and 20 controls with ...

Although cognitive-behavioral strateg ies have been demonstrated relatively effective in improving sport performance and regulating various affective states among highly skilled athletes, the strategy-anxiety relationship has been left largely untested within the realm of recreational sport. The present study utilized self-report data from 186 recreational league tennis players in order to desc...

background: anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric disorders and different treatment protocols have been introduced to relieve or treat it. religious values may be one of the best ways to control of anxiety. life is made meaningful and is directed by religious values. the purpose of this research was to examine the correlation of religious value levels and anxiety among the student of ke...

valid objective measure that can be easily carrying for assessment of  competitive anxiety is not available in iran. competitive state anxiety inventory-2r (csai-2r) is introduced as a quick and easy diagnostic tool for competitive anxiety. the aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of csai-2r in the part of iranian society. the study population included all volleyball, ...

anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in human societies and is believed that stress and anxiety are responsible for 75% of somatic disease. hence attention to preventive methods to control anxiety and stress and coping strategies need to be considered. therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of mindfulness training on anxiety in students of islamic azad univers...