General hospital psychiatry

INTRODUCTION: Although hand temperature and electromyograph biofeedback have evidence for migraine prevention, to date, no study has evaluated heartrate variability (HRV) biofeedback for migraine. METHODS: 2-arm randomized trial comparing …

OBJECTIVE: We report the population prevalence of probable depressive disorders and current panic attacks in women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) symptoms and describe their characteristics and access care. METHO…

OBJECTIVE: Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic pain condition with unclear underlying etiology. Our objectives were to determine whether psychological distress was higher in twins with urological symptoms co…

Patients with chronic gynecologic pain are frequently seen by consultation psychiatrists working on gynecologic services. This paper reviews the classification and assessment of chronic gynecologic pain and comments on recent studies of the…