BACKGROUND
Research on the dimensional structure and reliability of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and its relationship with age is scarce. Moreover, its efficacy in determining the… (More)
The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Whitely Index (WI), the Illness Attitude Scales (IAS), and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SAS). The study population… (More)
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal…
2004
BACKGROUND
General practitioners play a pivotal part in the recognition and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Identifying somatoform disorders is important for the choice of treatment.
AIMS
To… (More)
The long-term impact of acromegaly on subjective well-being after treatment of GH excess is unclear. Therefore, we evaluated quality of life by validated questionnaires in a cross-sectional study of… (More)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common illness accompanied by considerable morbidity, mortality, costs, and heightened risk of suicide. We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis based… (More)
offerosclerosis and osteoporosis are major causes of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women and have been suggested to be associated. No study has examined whether progression of… (More)
INTRODUCTION
The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Mood & Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire -30 (MASQ-D30), Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36), and Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology-Short… (More)
The present study aims to assess comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in anxiety and depressive disorders and to determine whether childhood trauma types and other putative independent… (More)
The aim of the study was to investigate the recovery and frequency of physician contact in patients with unexplained physical symptoms and to identify factors associated with persistent disorder. Of… (More)
The possibility of predicting the occurrence of fractures on the basis of risk factors for osteoporosis was evaluated between 1975 and 1986 in a follow-up study of 1,014 women aged 45-64 years from a… (More)