... and quality of life. From this perspective, recent literature has considered duration of illness (DI) and duration of untreated illness (DUI), two important variables influencing outcome in many psychiatric conditions including anxiety disorders. The DUI has been defined as the interval between the onset...

... describing the psychological changes that drive the child's development to adulthood, we will consider the resonance of the presence of a chronic illness in the young person by taking the example of type 1 diabetes. Psycho-Emotional Development of the Child Children are not miniature adults...

... patients. Only music provided any relief for tarantism. Later authors suggested that the dancing mania was a mass stress-induced psychosis, a mass psychogenic illness, a culturally determined form of ritualized behavior, a manifestation of religious ecstasy, or even the result of food poisoning caused...

... for an improvement in the communication skills of physicians is extremely important for patients affected by serious physical illness (e.g. cancer, HIV infection, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Certain attitudes, behaviour and skills (e.g. capacity to impart confidence, being empathetic...

... to various pathogenic conditions. In this regard, telomeres and their response to both somatic and psychiatric illness could serve as a unifying stress-response biomarker that crosses the brain/body distinction that is often made in medicine. Prospective studies will help to clarify whether this biomarker...

... Abstract People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have increased morbidity and shortened life expectancy compared with the general population. The prevalence of many physical illnesses is increased in people with severe mental illness and accounts for around three quarters of all deaths...

... medical conditions is associated with significant impairment, morbidity and economic costs. At the same time, recognition of anxiety and related disorders in people with medical illness may be challenging when comorbid with physical illness due in part to overlap in symptomatology. Furthermore...

... Abstract Over many years, it has been shown that cancer represents a significant proportion of excess mortality for people with mental illness. In this chapter, we probe this relationship in more detail, and examine the progression of factors that play a role in this finding. Against...

... for psychiatrists to understand the role played by cardiovascular disease in the excess mortality and morbidity of people with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness [ 11 ]. However, a crucial challenge faced by those seeking to develop services for comorbid physical and mental health problems...

... Abstract Arginine is an important amino acid during disease and healing because of functions in the immune system and as precursor of nitric oxide (NO). In critically ill adults and children, plasma arginine and citrulline concentrations are substantially decreased, indicating an arginine...

... Abstract People suffering from severe mental illness (SMI), which is defined conventionally in terms of certain diagnoses (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, other psychoses, drug and alcohol dependence and some forms of personality disorder), duration of illness and intensity of contact...

... Abstract Malnutrition, following critical illness-related metabolic and immune neuroendocrine derangements, is exacerbated by energy and protein deficits beginning early in the intensive care unit (ICU) stay. While nutrition support is an important component of ICU care, adverse effects can...

... Abstract The term illness behavior was introduced by Mechanic and Volkart to describe the individuals’ different ways to respond to their own health status. Pilowsky’s concept of abnormal illness behavior encompasses several clinical conditions characterized by a maladaptive mode...

..., the pandemic was associated with a mortality of approximately 16%, a high incidence of acute lung injury and, in some cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome severe enough to require support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. As part of such a critical illness, a percentage of patients developed...

... Abstract Klee’s symptoms, and the rapid progression of the illness, ending with his death after only 5 years, in all probability indicate the rarest but most serious form of scleroderma, known as diffuse systemic sclerosis. Although his skin and internal organs were heavily stricken...

... Abstract William Shakespeare was arguably one of the most prolific writers of all time. The topics explored in his works include both physicians and neurological illnesses. In addition to a review of the portrayal of neurological diseases such as dementia, epilepsy, parkinsonism...

... Abstract Obesity is one of the most common physical health care problems among persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Obesity is a complex multifactorial chronic disease that develops from the interaction between genotype and the environment. Among individuals with serious mental...

... Abstract Physical health care has been a frequently neglected yet essential component of the holistic care ofpeople with schizophrenia or bipolar illness. The rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease areincreased 2- to 3 fold compared with the general population. This, coupled with lower...