1994
The accuracy of symptom reporting by patients complaining of palpitations
Barsky A, Cleary P, Barnett M, Christiansen C, Ruskin J. The accuracy of symptom reporting by patients complaining of palpitations. The American Journal Of Medicine 1994, 97: 214-221. PMID: 8092169, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(94)90003-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valuePredictive valueAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringMedical care utilizationCardiac activityStructured diagnostic interviewElectrocardiographic resultsSymptom diaryConsecutive patientsSignificant arrhythmiasCare utilizationElectrocardiographic monitoringPsychologic distressHypochondriacal patientsHeart diseasePatient reportsPsychiatric symptomsSelf-report questionnairesPalpitationsPatientsArrhythmiasMedical careDiagnostic InterviewSymptom reportingSymptoms
1993
Hypochondriacal patients' beliefs about good health
Barsky A, Coeytaux R, Sarnie M, Cleary P. Hypochondriacal patients' beliefs about good health. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 150: 1085-1089. PMID: 8317581, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.150.7.1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore symptomsHypochondriacal patientsGood healthNonhypochondriacal patientsAggregate medical morbiditySymptom-free stateGeneral medicine clinicMedical care utilizationGood test-retest reliabilityNumerous somatic symptomsMedical morbidityCare utilizationClinical featuresTest-retest reliabilityMedicine clinicHypochondriacal symptomsPatients' beliefsBodily preoccupationPatientsMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsSomatic symptomsSymptomsAmbiguous symptomsComparison group