Erratum to: Less depressed or less forthcoming? Self-report of depression symptoms in women preparing for in vitro fertilization.

Erratum to: Arch Womens Ment Health (2013) 16:87–92 DOI 10.1007/s00737-012-0317-8. The original version of this article unfortunately missed the Acknowledgment which is stated below: “This work was partially supported by a grant from the NICHD (K12-HD063117).

Less depressed or less forthcoming? Self-report of depression symptoms in women preparing for in vitro fertilization.

While depression has been associated with infertility treatments, it is not routinely assessed in women prior to undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Findings are mixed regarding the degree to which women report depression prior to IVF. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine response profiles in women preparing for IVF and (2) compare responses to those of postpartum, primary care, and general population groups.

Effects of continuity of care and patient dispositional factors on the physician-patient relationship.

Background: We developed a questionnaire to examine the influence of physician and patient variables on the quality of the physician-patient relationship.

Methods: More than 300 family medicine patients completed self-report measures of the physician-patient relationship and variables likely to influence it.

Results: The quality of relationship was related to continuity of physician care (having a primary physician, duration of that relationship, and frequency of visits) and to patient dispositional variables (neuroticism, positive and negative affectivity) but not to demographic variables.

Hypochondriacal symptoms associated with a less therapeutic physician-patient relationship.

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between hypochondriacal symptoms and the physician-patient relationship. Family medicine patients (n = 310) completed self-report measures of hypochondriacal symptoms, quality of physician-patient relationship, and variables likely to influence that relationship. These variables included physician relationship factors, such as duration of relationship and frequency of visits, as well as patient characteristics, such as neuroticism and positive and negative affectivity.

Risk of depression and other mental health disorders in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a longitudinal study.

Objective: To determine the conversion risk and predictors for depression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Design: Prospective longitudinal study.

Setting: University practice.

A reconceptualization of the somatoform disorders.

Since its introduction in DSM-III, the Somatoform Disorders category has been a subject of controversy. Critics of the grouping have claimed that it promotes dualism, assumes psychogenesis, and that it contains heterogeneous disorders that lack validity. The history of these disorders is one of shifting conceptualizations and disputes.

Test of an interpersonal model of hypochondriasis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to test the interpersonal model of hypochondriasis proposed by Stuart and Noyes. According to this model, hypochondriasis is associated with insecure attachment that in adults gives rise to abnormal care-seeking behavior. Such behavior is associated with interpersonal difficulties and strained patient-physician relationships.