Neural correlates of somatoform disorders from a meta-analytic perspective on neuroimaging studies.

Somatoform disorders (SD) are common medical disorders with prevalence rates between 3.5% and 18.4%, depending on country and medical setting.

[Austrian expenditures on psychopharmaceutical drugs between 2006 and 2013].

Objectives: Health costs, which are increasing at a yearly rate of 4 %, represent 11% and thus a large share of Austria's gross domestic product (GDP). High expenditures derive frommental health care costs, including medication. In this article we investigate whether the costs and usage of psychopharmaceutic products in Austria are rising.

The effect of sleep deprivation on pain perception in healthy subjects: a meta-analysis.

Background: There is strong evidence indicating an interaction between sleep and pain. However, the size of this effect, as well as the clinical relevance, is unclear. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted to quantify the effect of sleep deprivation on pain perception.