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
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 reportingSymptomsHistories 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 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
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