One single diagnosis, bodily distress syndrome, succeeded to capture 10 diagnostic categories of functional somatic syndromes and somatoform disorders

P Fink, A Schröder - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In order to clarify the classification of physical complaints not attributable to
verifiable, conventionally defined diseases, a new diagnosis of bodily distress syndrome …

Symptoms and syndromes of bodily distress: an exploratory study of 978 internal medical, neurological, and primary care patients

P Fink, T Toft, MS Hansen, E Ørnbøl… - Psychosomatic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Physical complaints not attributable to verifiable, conventionally defined diseases,
ie, medically unexplained or functional somatic symptoms, are prevalent in all medical …

The outcome of health anxiety in primary care. A two-year follow-up study on health care costs and self-rated health

P Fink, E Ørnbøl, KS Christensen - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Hypochondriasis is prevalent in primary care, but the diagnosis is hampered by
its stigmatizing label and lack of valid diagnostic criteria. Recently, new empirically …

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental and physical health in Denmark–a longitudinal population-based study before and during the first wave

MW Petersen, TM Dantoft, JS Jensen, HF Pedersen… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background In the continuation of the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in Denmark,
unprecedented restrictions with great impact on the citizen's everyday life were …

Epidemiologic trends and costs of fragmentation

R Kathol, SM Saravay, A Lobo, J Ormel - Medical Clinics, 2006 - medical.theclinics.com
Regardless of whether regional or national funds, social insurance groups, employers, or
individuals themselves purchase clinical services, most health care systems worldwide use …

Negative affectivity and social inhibition in cardiovascular disease: evaluating type-D personality and its assessment using item response theory

WHM Emons, RR Meijer, J Denollet - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Individuals with increased levels of both negative affectivity (NA) and social
inhibition (SI)—referred to as type-D personality—are at increased risk of adverse cardiac …

Pregnancy outcome after exposure to antidepressants and the role of maternal depression: results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

H Nordeng, MMHJ Van Gelder, O Spigset… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Results of previous studies on the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy have been
conflicting. The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether first-trimester …

[HTML][HTML] Sick leave and work disability in primary care patients with recent-onset multiple medically unexplained symptoms and persistent somatoform disorders: a 10 …

MT Rask, M Rosendal, M Fenger-Grøn, F Bro… - General hospital …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The objective was to explore patient characteristics and 10-year outcome of sick
leave and work disability for patients with recent-onset multiple medically unexplained …

Acceptance and commitment group therapy (ACT-G) for health anxiety: a randomized controlled trial

T Eilenberg, P Fink, JS Jensen, W Rief… - Psychological …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Background. Severe health anxiety is frequent and costly, yet rarely diagnosed or treated.
Earlier treatment studies show problems with recruitment, dropout and recovery. In the …

A brief case-finding questionnaire for common mental disorders: the CMDQ

KS Christensen, P Fink, T Toft, L Frostholm… - Family …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. The aim of the study was to validate a new case-finding instrument for common
mental disorders (CMDQ). Methods. A cross-sectional, stratified, two-phase study was …