Mental health surveillance in elite Para athletes: early identification and follow-up of athletes at risk of mental health problems.

Objective: There is a lack of prospective data on mental health of elite Para athletes. The objective was to identify and follow elite Para athletes at risk of mental health problems.

Methods: In a 124-week prospective cohort study, mental health of German elite Para athletes was monitored using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4).

Positive effect of Balint group on burnout and self-efficacy of head nurses in China: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Burnout is common among nurses and can lead to negative outcomes of medical care. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of Balint groups to reduce burnout in head nurses in a Chinese hospital.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial with a pre- and post-test.

Burnout, emotional distress and sleep quality among Chinese psychiatric healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a follow-up study.

Background: Different from the very early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout and chronic mental health problems among health care workers (HCWs) has become a challenge. Research is lacking on the relationship between burnout, stress, emotional distress and sleep quality.

Methods: The Chinese center has been involved in the Cope-Corona project since the second survey (T2).

Integrative group psychotherapy for patients with somatic symptom disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

The study aimed to determine whether specific integrative group psychotherapy (IGPT), based on CBT, combined with techniques of psychodynamic therapy and mindful body and emotional awareness is more effective than non-specific supportive group psychotherapy (SGPT) and treatment as usual (TAU) alone. A total of 120 SSD patients were randomly assigned to IGPT, SGPT or TAU groups. Both IGPT and SGPT showed significantly lower SSD-12 scores at the 4, 8, and 12-week follow-ups compared to TAU.

The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the distribution of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and bodily distress syndrome (BDS) and analyze the differences in psychosocial characteristics of patients with the two diagnoses.

Methods: A total of 694 general hospital outpatients completed the diagnostic interviews for SSD and BDS, and a set of questionnaires evaluating their psychosocial characteristics. A secondary analysis of these data is done.

Spindle-dependent memory consolidation in healthy adults: A meta-analysis.

Accumulating evidence suggests a central role for sleep spindles in the consolidation of new memories. However, no meta-analysis of the association between sleep spindles and memory performance has been conducted so far. Here, we report meta-analytical evidence for spindle-memory associations and investigate how multiple factors, including memory type, spindle type, spindle characteristics, and EEG topography affect this relationship.

Differences in psychometric characteristics of outpatients with somatic symptom disorder from general hospital biomedical (neurology/gastroenterology), traditional Chinese medicine, and psychosomatic settings.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the psychometric characteristics of outpatients diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (SSD) in biomedical, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and psychosomatic settings.

Materials And Methods: A total of 697 participants who completed SCID-5 and questionnaires were presented in our former study, as 3 of them had missed questionnaire data, a total of 694 participants are presented in this study. A secondary analysis of the psychometric characteristics of Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale (SSD-12), Somatic Symptom Severity Scale of the Patient-Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is done to compare differences among outpatients from the three settings of medical specialties.

Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 for longitudinal mental health evaluation in elite Para athletes.

Background: Despite the increasing amount of research regarding mental health in elite athletes in recent years, athletes with impairments are hardly represented. Due to this lack of data and the significant need of athlete-specific mental health screening tools, a continuous mental health monitoring program for elite Para athletes was implemented.

Objective: Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) as a suitable tool for continuous mental health evaluation in elite Para athletes.

Training in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy for medical doctors in China: A field report.

Background: The high prevalence rates of mental disorders in China contrast a comparatively low care capacity from qualified trained medical doctors in the mental health field. The main objective of our cooperation project was to develop and implement advanced postgraduate training for medical doctors for their acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the field of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in China.

Methods: Monitoring and evaluation as part of the advanced training in Beijing were conducted following the Kirkpatrick training approach using four levels of evaluation: reaction, learning, behavior and results.

A multicenter study of bodily distress syndrome in Chinese outpatient hospital care: prevalence and associations with psychosocial variables.

Background: Bodily distress syndrome (BDS) is a new, empirical-based diagnosis of functional somatic symptoms. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of BDS and its association with psychosocial variables in a Chinese clinical population.

Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study of 1269 patients was conducted in 9 different Chinese tertiary outpatient hospitals.

Workplace factors can predict the stress levels of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: First interim results of a multicenter follow-up study.

Background: Research is lacking on the long-term influence of workplace factors on the mental health of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We distributed two online surveys to health care workers between May and October 2020 (T1) and between February and April 2021 (T2). Perceived stress, coronavirus-related risks, and workplace factors were measured self-report questionnaires at both time points.

Detecting DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder in general hospitals in China: B-criteria instrument has better accuracy-A secondary analysis.

Objective: This study investigates the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-15, SSS-8, SSD-12 and Whitley 8 and their combination in detecting DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder in general hospitals.

Methods: In our former multicenter cross-sectional study enrolling 699 outpatients from different departments in five cities in China, SCID-5 for SSD was administered to diagnose SSD and instruments including PHQ-15, SSS-8, SSD-12 and WI-8 were used to evaluate the SSD A and B criteria. In this secondary analysis study, we investigate which instrument or combination of instrument has best accuracy for detecting SSD in outpatients.

Validation of the Chinese version of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 in patients from tertiary hospitals in China.

Objective: To validate the Chinese language version of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) in a sample of outpatients attending tertiary hospitals in China.

Materials And Methods: A Chinese language version of the SSS-8 was completed by outpatients ( = 699) from psychosomatic medicine, gastroenterology/neurology, and traditional Chinese medicine clinics of nine tertiary hospitals between September 2016 and January 2018 to test the reliability. The Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale (SSD-12), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, the Medical Outcome Study 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO DAS 2.

Perceived professional development of Chinese psychotherapy trainees: a pilot study.

For more than 30 years counselling and psychotherapy services in China have progressed rapidly. Currently, various Chinese universities, hospitals, official mental health centres, and private mental health service organizations provide psychotherapy training programs. However, little is known about Chinese psychotherapy trainees and their development.

[Training in psychotherapy for medical doctors - implementation in practice].

The purpose of the present study was to examine (1) the impact of training in psychotherapy on professional activities and personal life and (2) the frequency of psychotherapy services in primary care and specialty practices. General practitioners and specialists in outpatient medical practices from Baden-Württemberg (n = 289) with completed additional training in psychotherapy were asked to fill out a questionnaire about the current state of implementation in their medical practice. Data were analyzed using descriptive and correlative statistical methods.

Mental Health in German Paralympic Athletes During the 1st Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to a General Population Sample.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has huge influences on daily life and is not only associated with physical but also with major psychological impacts. Mental health problems and disorders are frequently present in elite paralympic athletes. Due to the pandemic situation, new stressors (e.

Prevalence of DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder in Chinese patients with breast cancer.

Objective: The aims of this study were to explore the frequency of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and the relationship between SSD and somatic, psychological, and social factors in Chinese patients with breast cancer.

Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study enrolled 264 patients with breast cancer from three different departments in Beijing. The structured clinical interview for fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SCID-5) for SSD.

The psychological impact of COVID-19 on Chinese healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed at investigating five dimensions of the psychological impact (post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance or profession-related burnout) of COVID-19 on healthcare workers (HCW) in China.

Methods: Studies that evaluated at least one of the five target dimensions of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on HCW in China were included. Studies with no data of our interest were excluded.

Validation of the Chinese version bodily distress syndrome checklist in Chinese out-patients of general hospitals.

Objective: The 25-item Bodily Distress Syndromes (BDS) checklist was developed to assess BDS symptoms with high validity and reliability. The aim of this study was to reveal the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the BDS checklist in Chinese outpatients of general hospitals.

Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in nine Chinese general hospitals, consisting of three different medicine settings: biomedicine, traditional medicine, and psychosomatic medicine.

How can learning effects be measured in Balint groups? Validation of a Balint group questionnaire in China.

Background: Balint groups aim to reflect doctor-patient relationships on the basis of personal cases. This study reports the validation of a questionnaire aimed at the identification of learning processes among Balint group participants in China.

Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted during Balint group sessions in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Whiteley Index-8 in Chinese Outpatients in General Hospitals.

Excessive and persistent health anxiety is a common and disabling but often unrecognized illness. Therefore, screening patients for health anxiety is recommended in primary care. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of an updated version of the eight-item Whiteley Index (WI-8) among outpatients in general hospitals in China.

Assessment of the structured clinical interview (SCID) for DSM-5 for somatic symptom disorder in general hospital outpatient clinics in China.

Background: It is still unknown whether the "Somatic symptom disorders (SSD) and related disorders" module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, research version (SCID-5-RV), is valid in China. This study aimed to assess the SCID-5-RV for SSD in general hospital outpatient clinics in China.

Methods: This multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of nine tertiary hospitals in Beijing, Jincheng, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Chengdu between May 2016 and March 2017.

[Balint group as a mandatory training - Effects of Balint work as part of the psychosomatic basic care course].

Participants in the psychosomatic basic care course often lack a genuine interest in Balint work. What effects does Balint work have on these inexperienced and less motivated participants? Are there differences between male and female participants and between surgical and non-surgical specialties? What are the relationships between the group leaders and the results achieved? Between 2004 and 2019, a total of 1,667 doctors completed the feedback form for the Balint group as part of the psychosomatic basic care course. The learning objectives included cognitive and emotional items, as well as questions about the group atmosphere and leadership, about the transfer to everyday medical practice and interest in further Balint work.

Injury and Illness Surveillance in Elite Para Athletes: An Urgent Need for Suitable Illness Prevention Strategies.

Background: Longitudinal monitoring data of Para athletes are sparse.

Objective: The aim of the study was to describe the weekly prevalence and incidence of injuries and illnesses among German athletes preparing for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.

Methods: Athletes were invited to weekly report on medical problems, their severity/burden and training load, using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaire on Health Problems.