Although the correlates and causes of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) have been the subject of extensive investigation, researchers in this area have until recently focused almost exclusively on males. As a consequence, relatively little is known about psychopathy and ASPD in females. In this paper, we review the empirical literature on sex differences in the base rates, ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of somatization and depression with the degree of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostate hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) and changes in psychometric profiles including somatization and depression after treatment of LUTS/BPH. METHODS Subjects were evaluated at baseline and at week 12 following routine treatment for LUTS/BPH using the Interna...

conclusions palpitation is the most common symptom in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and somatization disorders. according to the results of this study, psychiatric causes have an important role in iranian patients complaining of palpitations (benign form). considering this fact may lead to a more effective treatment of benign palpitations. patients and methods this is a case-control stu...

BACKGROUND In spite of the role of some psychosomatic factors as alexithymia, mood intolerance, and somatization in both pathogenesis and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN), few studies have investigated the prevalence of psychosomatic syndromes in AN. The aim of this study was to use the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) to assess psychosomatic syndromes in AN and to eval...

Somatoform disorder is a subtitle of a main diagnosis included in the Fourth Edition Text Revision of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). The presence of physical signs, which can not be explained by any organic reason based on medical examinations and evaluations, are the basic characteristic of this group of disorders. It is quite common not only in adults, ...

Whilst alexithymia has been consistently linked to somatization, two prominent theoretical models lead to opposite predictions as to which of two proposed typologies of alexithymia will be particularly associated with somatic symptom reporting. In the present study, participants were recruited from a cross-section of the general adult population (n=301), and asked to complete a battery of self-...

Of late the concept of somatization is receiving great attention. Traditionally considered as the physician's bane and as one of the persistent problems of medical discipline , it b a commonly encountered clinical phenomenon both in psychiatric as well as non-psychiatric medical settings all over the world. In our own country a significant proportion of the precious and scarce medical resources...

Abstract Background Insomnia appears to be one of the most frequent sleep complaints in general population. It has significant negative impact on daily functioning. However, there been little research that described effect coping style insomnia disorder. Methods The Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) was used evaluate 79 adult patients with disorder alongside 80 healthy controls. Addi...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether somatization mediates the relationship of coping styles and internalizing problems with abdominal pain. METHODS 230 school children (M age = 11.80 years; 43.8% male; 21.3% White) completed measures of coping style, anxiety, and depression early in the school year, and subsequently reported abdominal pain symptoms weekly. RESULTS The results showed (a) the associ...