Epidemiology of unexplained fatigue and major depression in the community: the Baltimore ECA follow-up, 1981-1994.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Fatigue is a common, non-specific, subjective symptom associated with several medical and psychiatric illnesses. The purpose of this investigation was to explore further the epidemiology of unexplained fatigue in the general population and the relationship between fatigue and depression.

METHODS:

Somatization symptoms and hypochondriacal features in the general population.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The principal goal of this study is to examine the base rates of somatoform symptoms and of hypochondriacal features in the general population.

METHODS:

A representative sample of 2050 persons in Germany was examined by use of screening for somatoform symptoms and the Whiteley Index.

RESULTS:

A meta-analytic examination of basal cardiovascular activity in posttraumatic stress disorder.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this meta-analytic study was to determine whether individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have higher levels of basal cardiovascular activity relative to comparable groups of individuals without PTSD.

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