1994
The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma
Haas J, Cleary P, Guadagnoli E, Fanta C, Epstein A. The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 121-126. PMID: 8195909, DOI: 10.1007/bf02600024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-hospital dischargeIntensive therapyLow socioeconomic statusHealth outcomesRegular sourceSocioeconomic statusWorse healthIntensity of therapyIntensity of careSource of careHigher socioeconomic statusHospital dischargeNonwhite patientsAmbulatory treatmentIADL scoresInsurance statusPrimary diagnosisIntensive treatmentBaseline healthPatientsHealth statusSimilar associationTherapyFurther adjustmentAsthmaHistories of childhood trauma in adult hypochondriacal patients
Barsky A, Wool C, Barnett M, Cleary P. Histories of childhood trauma in adult hypochondriacal patients. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1994, 151: 397-401. PMID: 8109648, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.3.397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood illnessesMedical morbidityHypochondriacal patientsNonhypochondriacal patientsSociodemographic differencesAggregate medical morbidityMedical record auditGeneral medical clinicChildhood traumaMultivariate regression analysisDegree of traumaMore childhood traumaChildhood Traumatic Events ScaleEight-item questionnaireRecord auditPhysical illnessPatientsParental attitudesTraumatic Events ScaleMedical clinicsIllnessSexual contactTraumaHealth reasonsMorbidity
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
1991
The relation between hypochondriasis and age
Barsky A, Frank C, Cleary P, Wyshak G, Klerman G. The relation between hypochondriasis and age. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 923-928. PMID: 2053634, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.7.923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal patientsMedical morbidityMedical recordsSelf-report questionnairesAggregate medical morbidityComparison groupGeneral medical clinicPatients' medical recordsYears of ageConsecutive patientsPossible confounding influenceStudy groupMedical statusAxis IPsychiatric disordersCutoff levelPatientsOverall healthMedical clinicsHypochondriacal groupGlobal assessmentHypochondriacal attitudesHypochondriasisResearch batteryMorbidity
1987
Psychosocial predictors of adolescent smoking in two German cities: the Berlin-Bremen Study.
Semmer N, Cleary P, Dwyer J, Fuchs R, Lippert P. Psychosocial predictors of adolescent smoking in two German cities: the Berlin-Bremen Study. MMWR Supplements 1987, 36: 3s-10s. PMID: 3116394.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Social class and psychological distress.
Kessler R, Cleary P. Social class and psychological distress. American Sociological Review 1980, 45: 463-78. PMID: 7406359, DOI: 10.2307/2095178.Peer-Reviewed Original Research