The paper describes the most essential psycho-physiological phenomena underlying unconscious expression of stress and emotional arousal in the acoustic speech signal. The concept of Functional State (FS) of the human is used. Some involuntary and relatively standard psycho-physiological processes in the brain and organism during the transition from calm to stress and related modifications of ac...

Psycho-oncology is a broad approach to cancer therapy which treats the emotional, social, and spiritual distress which often accompanies cancer patients. The development of psycho-oncology began in the second part of the 20th century reflecting the increased interest in the study of cancer patients' psychological reactions to their illness at all stages of its course, and the analysis of the em...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to address issues arising from fracture of the femoral neck in elderly individuals, the prevalence of which continues to increase in Japan. The prevalence is increasing in Japan and there have been many reports on physical functions such as prevention of a fall. However, there have been a few studies that focus on psycho-cognitive functions. We must examine f...

OBJECTIVE Professionals in dementia-care ought to be able to work within a Bio-Psycho-Social model. The objectives were to examine whether dementia-care is delivered in a Bio-Psycho-Social way, to explore the influencing factors and to evaluate the factorial validity of the 'Bio-Psycho-Social-Dementia-Care scale'. DESIGN AND SETTING 413 healthcare-professionals completed the 'Bio-Psycho-Socia...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a common, long-term skin condition associated with high levels of psychological distress and considerable life impact. The impact of psoriasis, beyond the skin, is often not recognised and under-treated. METHODS This paper explores the relationship between psychological distress and psoriasis including reference to the 'brain-skin access'. The life impact of psoriasi...

slow-moving picture of the development of psychoanalysis'. The present volume has twelve new essays added to it while twenty older ones have been taken out to make room for them. Of the new additions, Dr. Jones' paper on 'jealousy' is one of the most striking. Besides an unusually good index, the book contains a copious glossary. It is to be hoped that this new edition will stimulate Indians in...

abstract background: lack of adequate training and support of primary caregivers of multiple sclerosis (ms) patients is the major factor in causing stress, anxiety, and increase of burden. therefore, the treatment team members such as psychiatric nurses can help these vulnerable people overcome psychiatric pressures effectively not only through their care and referral role but also through thei...

Mental processes are always accompanied by a varying amount of energy, i.e., are dynamic in nature. Excessive accumulation results in tension and discomfort. Discharge results in relief and pleasure. The process of repression plays an important part in his system. The term is applied to the conditions preventing mental processes entering consciousness. The ensuing mental conflict is responsible...

Background & Aims: Major depression is one of the common psychiatric disorders imposing negative effects on patients and their families. There are several treatment methods for depression. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of combination of cognitive behavioral group therapy, family psycho-education and medication versus medication alone on the improvement of major...