1995
Accurate awareness of heartbeat in hypochondriacal and non-hypochondriacal patients
Barsky A, Brener J, Coeytaux R, Cleary P. Accurate awareness of heartbeat in hypochondriacal and non-hypochondriacal patients. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1995, 39: 489-497. PMID: 7562678, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(94)00166-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Hypochondriasis and Panic Disorder: Boundary and Overlap
Barsky A, Barnett M, Cleary P. Hypochondriasis and Panic Disorder: Boundary and Overlap. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 918-925. PMID: 7944880, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950110078010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPanic disorderCare physiciansMedical careDSM-III-R panic disorderPrimary care patientsPrimary care populationComorbid panic disorderSomatization disorder symptomsPanic disorder criteriaStructured diagnostic interviewCare patientsClinic attendersCare populationMajor depressionSelf-report questionnairesPatientsDiagnostic InterviewDisorder criteriaHypochondriasisAnxiety disordersDisordersPhenomenological overlapDisorder symptomsPhysiciansHistories 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 reasonsMorbidityPanic Disorder, Palpitations, and the Awareness of Cardiac Activity
BARSKY A, CLEARY P, SARNIE M, RUSKIN J. Panic Disorder, Palpitations, and the Awareness of Cardiac Activity. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 63-71. PMID: 8308534, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199402000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanic disorderPalpitation patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringSymptom reportsAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringCurrent panic disorderEvaluation of palpitationsCardiac activityLifetime panic disorderStructured diagnostic interviewNonpatient volunteersConsecutive patientsSelf-report questionnairesElectrocardiographic recordingsCardiac arrhythmiasPanic patientsPatientsDiagnostic InterviewPalpitationsCardiac irregularitiesResearch batteryDisordersSelf-report measuresReportArrhythmias
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 groupThe 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
1992
Determinants of perceived health status of medical outpatients
Barsky A, Cleary P, Klerman G. Determinants of perceived health status of medical outpatients. Social Science & Medicine 1992, 34: 1147-1154. PMID: 1641676, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90288-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulatory CareFemaleHealth StatusHumansHypochondriasisMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPerceptionSomatoform DisordersConceptsMedical morbidityHealth statusHypochondriacal attitudesFunctional statusPsychiatric disordersAggregate medical morbidityGlobal health statusGeneral medical clinicLarge academic teaching hospitalOverall health statusAcademic teaching hospitalPre-established cutoffsFunctional disabilityPsychiatric morbidityClinic visitorsPatients' opinionsMedical outpatientsTeaching hospitalSelf-report questionnairesEntire clinicMorbidityMedical clinicsScreening cutoffClinicPersonality disorderA Structured Diagnostic Interview for Hypochondriasis
BARSKY A, CLEARY P, WYSHAK G, SPITZER R, WILLIAMS J, KLERMAN G. A Structured Diagnostic Interview for Hypochondriasis. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1992, 180: 20-27. PMID: 1538202, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199201000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic InterviewGeneral medical outpatientsClinician-administered instrumentStructured diagnostic interviewHypochondriacal symptomatologyClinical characteristicsComparison patientsClinical featuresSymptom questionnaireMedical outpatientsPhysician ratingsDiagnostic criteriaPatientsDSM-IIIAncillary featuresPredetermined cutoffHypochondriasisSignificant correlationConcurrent validitySDIHDiscriminant validityExternal validityCutoffOutpatientsHypochondriacal
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