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
Psychiatric disorders in medical outpatients complaining of palpitations
Barsky A, Cleary P, Coeytaux R, Ruskin J. Psychiatric disorders in medical outpatients complaining of palpitations. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 306-313. PMID: 8077994, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersPanic disorderPsychiatric diagnosisHolter monitoringAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringLarge academic medical centerGeneral medical clinicOverall health statusLifetime panic disorderCurrent prevalence ratesAcademic medical centerSomatization disorder symptomsNon-patient volunteersStructured diagnostic interviewPalpitation patientsCardiac historyCardiac symptomsConsecutive patientsAmbulatory patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringSame hospitalDepressive disorderMedical outpatientsLifetime prevalenceMajor depressionHistories 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
The 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