Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
February, 2014
the effectiveness of psychoanalysis in this population
A number of early studies of the treatment of psychopathic individuals involved psychoanalytic methods. These were virtually all case studies, and none compared the intervention with any other form of treatment or changes within a control group. Case histories are generally considered with some caution, as clinicians typically report their treatment successes, not their failures, […]
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Hypochondriasis Treatment Options
There are only a handful of treatment studies of hypochondriasis. The treatment outcome depends very much on the type of hypochondriasis. Treatment for a disease phobia can be easily implemented with a behavioral package (e.g., flooding, implosion, and thought stopping), but a strict behavioral approach will be less successful with monosymptomatic hypochondriasis. Kellner reported improvement […]
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Learning, Conditioning, and Cognitive-Behavioral of hypochondriasis
It is well known that autonomic responses can be acquired by classical and operant conditioning. Because of the fear of disease, repeated attention to and selective focus on parts of one’s body may be enhanced. The resulting anxiety and concomitant physiological changes that lead to somatic symptoms (e.g., tachycardia or irritable bowel) can be conditioned […]
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Psychoanalytic of Hypochondriasis
Freud was the earliest proponent of the theory that hypochondriasis was the result of sexual drives. He originally stated that the sexual libido, when withdrawn from external objects, would be redirected to the self in the form of narcissistic libido. Eventually, the narcissistic libido ‘‘overflows,’’ and the resulting energy is transformed into physical symptoms. Brown […]
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Etiological Formulations of Hypochondriasis
A number of theories have been presented to explain hypochondriacal behavior. For years, the psychoanalytic formulation of hypochondriasis has been the predominant conceptual framework. More recently, the psychoanalytic conceptualization of hypochondriasis has been replaced with models that emphasize the influences of learning, cognition, and attitudes. From Mental health articles, post Etiological Formulations of Hypochondriasis Post […]
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Epidemiology and Demographics of Hypochondriasis
Although there are no prevalence figures for hypochondriasis in the general population, its prevalence in a medical practice, it has been estimated, ranges from 4 to 9% (APA, 1994). It has been estimated that from 60 to 80% of the normal population will experience, on average, at least one physical symptom in a given week. […]
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hypochondriasis diagnosis criteria
hypochondriasis diagnosis criteria Diagnosis It is not presently clear whether hypochondriasis is a true independent, discrete, and cohesive diagnostic category. The scientific examination of hypochondriasis has been problematic for several reasons. First, hypochondriacal patients often present themselves to general medical settings rather than to psychiatric settings. Second, hypochondriasis tends to be a condition that falls […]
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hypochondriasis symptoms signs
hypochondriasis symptoms signs As early as 350 B.C., hypochondriasis sparked the imagination of the medical community and laypersons alike. Similar to conversion disorder, hypochondriasis has been described in the writings of the Hippocratic era. The word hypochondriasis is of Greek origin and is literally translated as ‘‘below the cartilage’’. Hypochondriasis, it was speculated, was attributable […]
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conversion disorder treatment recommendations
conversion disorder treatment recommendations As Ford and Folks noted, a wide variety of treatment interventions have been suggested for conversion disorders. As they note, a plethora of therapies suggest that nothing is very effective and that most therapies help to some degree with conversion disorder. Treatment interventions have included psychoanalysis, supportive therapy, hypnosis, physical therapy, […]
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Organic Illness and Misdiagnosis of Conversion Disorder
Organic Illness and Misdiagnosis of Conversion Disorder Because of the implications for both treatment and prognosis, a discussion of organic illness and misdiagnosis of conversion disorder before the review of treatments and prognosis for conversion disorder is appropriate. The diagnosis of conversion disorder is not as simple as might be expected. There are two […]
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