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AUTHOR
Uwe Gieler
Body hair removal: Prevalence, demographics, and body experience among men and women in Germany
Background: Body hair removal is an increasing trend that has an impact on the individual's body image. Aims: To characterize current body hair removal practices in Germany and the extent to which body hair removal was related to demographic characteristics, body image, and body mass index. Patients/Methods: A national survey was conducted from September to October 2016 in men and women in Germany. Body experience was measured by a standardized questionnaire. In addition to sociodemographic data, age, gender, education, marital status, monthly income, and body mass index were collected. Results: A total of n = 2510 participants aged 14 to 94 years (Mage = 48.4 years (SD = 18.2), 53.4% femal…
Personality functioning as a mediator of adult mental health following child maltreatment.
Abstract Background The broad range of adverse health outcomes following child maltreatment (child maltreatment) underscores the need to investigate shared trajectories that contribute to associated physical and mental health problems. Previous research focused on different mechanisms, such as emotion regulation or attachment. In the present study, we propose personality functioning, comprising self- and interpersonal regulation and perception, to mediate between child maltreatment and mental and physical health. Methods In a German representative sample (N = 2,508), we assessed remembered child maltreatment, levels of personality functioning, and different health outcomes in adulthood, nam…
Long-term outcomes of short-term and long-term psychosomatic inpatient treatment and their predictors
Abstract Objectives The Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the University Giessen, Germany, offers short-term (STT) and long-term inpatient therapy (LTT). Methods In a prospective, 3-year follow-up study, we examined therapeutic indication, short- and long-term results, outcome predictors, and the utilization of aftercare for both settings. Results STT patients were more frequently acutely ill, suffered from stronger symptomatic manifestations, and were more frequently employed. LTT patients had a greater rate of chronic psychosomatic disorders, personality disorders and somatic comorbidity. In both settings, distress strongly declined during inpatient therapy and remain…
Einstellungen von Medizinstudierenden zu psychotherapeutischen Behandlungsverfahren und Weiterbildungen
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund und Fragestellung: Vor dem Hintergrund einer arztlichen Unterversorgung von Patienten mit psychischen und psychosomatischen Erkrankungen gewinnt die Frage nach dem Interesse von Studierenden der Medizin fur psychische Erkrankungen und ihren Einstellungen zu psychotherapeutischen Behandlungsverfahren beziehungsweise dem Erwerb des Facharzttitels in diesen Fachgebieten an Bedeutung. Methode: Studierende der Medizin (N = 366) im klinischen Ausbildungsabschnitt wurden mit teilstandardisierten Fragebogen zu ihren Interessen und Einstellungen gegenuber psychotherapeutischen Behandlungsverfahren, zu ihren beruflichen Planen, zu psychischen und sozialen Belastungen sowie…
Effects of structured patient education in adults with atopic dermatitis: Multicenter randomized controlled trial
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing skin disease prevalent in 1% to 3% of adults in Western industrialized countries. Objective: We sought to investigate the effectiveness of educational training in an outpatient setting on coping with the disease, quality of life, symptoms, and severity in adults with AD. Methods: In this German prospective, randomized controlled multicenter study, adult patients with moderate-to-severe AD were educated by referring to a comprehensive 12-hour training manual consented by a multiprofessional study group from different centers (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neurodermitisschulung fur Erwachsene [ARNE]). Patients were randomly allocated to the inte…