Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and characteristicsof anniversary reactions (somatic symptoms occurring at the anniversaryof specific events) in a large sample of 1498 medical patients fromdifferent medical settings who underwent the Structured Clinical Interview forDSM-IV (SCID) and the Structured Interview for Diagnostic Criteria forPsychosomatic Research (DCPR), which provide definition of anniversaryreactions. In 54 (3.6%) of the 1498 patients for whom anniversary reactionwas identified, 61.1% had a concurrent DSM-IV diagnosis. Other syndromesrelated to somatization, abnormal illness behavior, irritable mood, demoralization,and alexithymia were present in 9 of 10 cases. Symptoms of theconversion syndrome were found in 6 (0.4%) patients with the SCID andin 67 (4.5%) patients with the DCPR, 20% of whom also had anniversaryreaction. The results should alert physicians to enquire about the timing ofsymptoms in relation to meaningful personal events
Anniversary Reactions in Medical Patients / Piero, Porcelli; Giovanni Andrea, Fava; Chiara, Rafanelli; Antonello, Bellomo; Grandi, ; Luigi, Grassi; Paolo, Pasquini; Angelo, Picardi; Roberto, Quartesan; Rigatelli, Marco. - In: JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE. - ISSN 0022-3018. - ELETTRONICO. - 200:7(2012), pp. 603-606. [10.1097/NMD.0b013e31825bfb2e]
Anniversary Reactions in Medical Patients
RIGATELLI, Marco
2012
Abstract
Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and characteristicsof anniversary reactions (somatic symptoms occurring at the anniversaryof specific events) in a large sample of 1498 medical patients fromdifferent medical settings who underwent the Structured Clinical Interview forDSM-IV (SCID) and the Structured Interview for Diagnostic Criteria forPsychosomatic Research (DCPR), which provide definition of anniversaryreactions. In 54 (3.6%) of the 1498 patients for whom anniversary reactionwas identified, 61.1% had a concurrent DSM-IV diagnosis. Other syndromesrelated to somatization, abnormal illness behavior, irritable mood, demoralization,and alexithymia were present in 9 of 10 cases. Symptoms of theconversion syndrome were found in 6 (0.4%) patients with the SCID andin 67 (4.5%) patients with the DCPR, 20% of whom also had anniversaryreaction. The results should alert physicians to enquire about the timing ofsymptoms in relation to meaningful personal events
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