1994
Histories 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 groupDepressive symptoms in blood donors notified of HIV infection.
Cleary P, Van Devanter N, Rogers T, Singer E, Shipton-Levy R, Steilen M, Stuart A, Avorn J, Pindyck J. Depressive symptoms in blood donors notified of HIV infection. American Journal Of Public Health 1993, 83: 534-9. PMID: 8460730, PMCID: PMC1694482, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.83.4.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultBlood DonorsCounselingDepressive DisorderEducational StatusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMarital StatusMass ScreeningMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalMultivariate AnalysisNew York CityPatient Acceptance of Health CarePsychological TestsRacial GroupsSeverity of Illness IndexSexual BehaviorSocial SupportSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsHIV infectionBlood donorsAverage depressive symptom scoresHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionNew York Blood CenterDepressive symptom scoresRepresentative population sampleNeeds of personsSymptom scoresMedical historyVirus infectionPsychiatric servicesDepressive symptomsDrug useMedical examinationBlood centersInfectionSexual behaviorHIVPopulation sampleWeeksWomenSubjectsMenThe course of transient hypochondriasis
Barsky A, Cleary P, Sarnie M, Klerman G. The course of transient hypochondriasis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 150: 484-488. PMID: 8434667, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.150.3.484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal symptomsHypochondriacal patientsMedical record reviewMore functional disabilityGeneral medical clinicStructured diagnostic interviewMore psychopathological symptomsOnly significant predictorComparison patientsMedical morbidityFunctional disabilityRecord reviewBaseline evaluationSelf-report questionnairesPrevious episodesPatientsNonhypochondriacal patientsLongitudinal courseMedical careMultivariate analysisDiagnostic InterviewMedical clinicsSymptomsDSM-IIIBodily sensations