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 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 ResearchConceptsMedical 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 disorder
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
1988
The amplification of somatic symptoms.
Barsky A, Goodson J, Lane R, Cleary P. The amplification of somatic symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine 1988, 50: 510-519. PMID: 3186894, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198809000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall discomfortMedical walkTract infectionsMedical morbidityMedical illnessSystemic symptomsVocational disabilitySelf-report questionnairesSociodemographic characteristicsSomatic symptomsSomatosensory amplificationSignificant predictorsPatientsMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisMeasures of dysphoriaSymptomsDiscomfortDisabilityBodily sensationsMorbidityClinicIllnessInfectionSymptomatology