{"title":"Generative artificial intelligence: A hot topic to face with","authors":"Fiammetta Cosci , Antonina Mikocka-Walus","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112113"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143744141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caroline Watson , Lindsay Stager , Badhma Valaiyapathi , Burel R. Goodin , Jerzy P. Szaflarski , Aaron D. Fobian
{"title":"Telehealth provision of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) on cognitive and biopsychosocial functioning in pediatric functional neurological disorder","authors":"Caroline Watson , Lindsay Stager , Badhma Valaiyapathi , Burel R. Goodin , Jerzy P. Szaflarski , Aaron D. Fobian","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) has been shown to improve functional seizure (FS) frequency. This prospective observational study evaluated the effects of ReACT on mixed functional neurological disorder (FND) symptoms and the maintenance of outcomes 6-months post-treatment. We hypothesized that all mixed FND symptoms and other biopsychosocial outcomes would improve following ReACT.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Adolescents ages 11–18 with FS completed one in-person and 11 telehealth ReACT sessions. Participants self-reported FS frequency for 30-days pre-treatment, 30-days post-treatment, and 30-days at 6-months post-treatment. Cognitive performance was assessed at baseline and 1-week post-treatment. Other biopsychosocial assessments and FND symptoms were self-reported at baseline, 1-week post-treatment, and 6-months post-treatment. Descriptive statistics assessed changes in FND symptoms. Paired-samples <em>t</em>-tests and ANOVAs assessed changes in cognitive and biopsychosocial outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The final sample included 34 consecutively enrolled adolescents (82.4 % Female sex; 70.6 % White; M<sub>age</sub> = 15.4, SD = 1.9) who completed 12 sessions of ReACT and 1-week post-treatment assessments. Twenty-eight adolescents completed 6-months post-treatment assessments. At 30-days and 6-months post-treatment, 94 % and 87 % of adolescents reported ≥50 % reduction in FS, respectively, and 62 % and 61 % reported FS freedom, respectively. At 1-week post-treatment, 60 %, 60 %, and 80 % of adolescents who previously reported positive motor (excluding FS), negative motor, or psychological/cognitive FND symptoms, respectively, reported symptom freedom. By 6-months post-treatment, these percentages were 75 %, 70 %, and 100 %. Biopsychosocial outcomes improved and were maintained or continued to improve at 6-months post-treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>At 6-months post-ReACT, adolescents with FND experienced broad functional and biopsychosocial improvements. Telehealth provision demonstrates the potential to expand treatment access.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112112"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chuntana Reangsing , Sasinun Punsuwun , Sarah Oerther
{"title":"Effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on quality of sleep among patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","authors":"Chuntana Reangsing , Sasinun Punsuwun , Sarah Oerther","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the effects of MBIs on quality of sleep in patients with cancer and explore methods, intervention and participants' characteristics as moderators to the effects.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Ten electronic databases were searched from inception to October 2024 including Ovid Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, APA PsycINFO, Age line, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, and ScienceDirect. We reviewed studies on quality of sleep outcomes for patients with cancer receiving mindfulness-based interventions based on Buddhist teaching. We only reviewed randomized controlled trials written in English. A random-effects model was used to compute the effect size. We used Funnel plot, <em>Q</em> statistics, and <em>I</em><sup><em>2</em></sup> to test the heterogeneity across studies. Also, we examined moderators to explore sources of heterogeneity.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Across 25 included studies providing 26 comparisons (<em>N</em> = 2263), 1157 cancer patients participated in mindfulness interventions; 1106 served as controls. Most cancer patients were males (s = 14). Mean age ranged from 39.02 to 70.86 yrs. (Mean = 53.70, SD = 6.52). Overall, MBIs had a moderate effect on improving quality of sleep among cancer patients (<em>g</em> = 0.598, 95 %CI 0.332, 0.864, <em>p</em> < .001, <em>I</em><sup>2</sup> = 88 %). Funding and time of outcome measure were moderators affecting ES. No primary studies reported the adverse effects.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>MBIs significantly improved quality of sleep among patients with cancer. Clinicians should consider using MBIs as alternative complementary treatment for improving quality of sleep among patients with cancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112110"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143704429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Selina Studer , Christina Nuhn , Cornelia Weise , Maria Kleinstäuber
{"title":"Corrigendum to “The impact of photovoice on the report of emotions in individuals with persistent physical symptoms: Results of an experimental trial” [Journal of Psychosomatic Research 191 (2025) 112069]","authors":"Selina Studer , Christina Nuhn , Cornelia Weise , Maria Kleinstäuber","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112103"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alzina Koric , Chun-Pin Esther Chang , N. Lynn Henry , Mark Dodson , Michael G. Newman , Ankita P. Date , Vikrant G. Deshmukh , Mia Hashibe
{"title":"Incident mental disorders after breast cancer: A matched population-based cohort","authors":"Alzina Koric , Chun-Pin Esther Chang , N. Lynn Henry , Mark Dodson , Michael G. Newman , Ankita P. Date , Vikrant G. Deshmukh , Mia Hashibe","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the risk of mental disorders and contributing factors of depression in breast cancer survivors, as well as to estimate the risk of death.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 20,440 women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1997 and 2017 were identified in the Utah Cancer Registry and matched to a general population of women without cancer. To assess the risk of mental disorders and death following breast cancer, hazard ratios (HRs) and 99 % confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using Cox proportional-hazards models overall, within 2, > 2 to 5, and > 5-years of follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Compared with women without cancer, breast cancer survivors had an elevated risk of depression notably within 2 years of follow-up for depression (HR 2.64, 99 %CI 2.43, 2.87), anxiety (HR 2.89, 99 %CI 2.66, 3.15), bipolar (HR 1.85, 99 %CI 1.45, 2.37), alcohol (HR 1.88, 99 %CI 1.43, 2.46), and substance-related disorders (HR 1.95, 99 %CI 1.59, 2.39). Although the risks were attenuated compared to the immediate follow-up, the burden of alcohol- and substance-disorders persisted within 5 and depression and anxiety >5 years post cancer. Breast cancer survivors diagnosed with substance-related disorders within 2 years of cancer had a 2.3-fold higher risk of death (HR 2.28, 99 % CI 1.72, 3.03) compared to those without during the same time period. Depression predictors included obesity, ≥2 comorbidities, chemotherapy, or being separated.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Compared with women without cancer, breast cancer survivors had an elevated risk of multiple mental disorders. The risk of death was notably increased among breast cancer survivors with substance-related disorders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112108"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro Lucas Santana da Silveira , Antônia Gleiciane Marques Andrade , Lia Mesquita de Abreu , Samara Alves de Matos Angelim , Emilly Sampaio de Lima , Letícia Braga Martins , Fabio Gomes de Matos e Souza
{"title":"Deciphering the complex interaction between depression, inflammation, and metabolism: A step forward but not the full picture","authors":"Pedro Lucas Santana da Silveira , Antônia Gleiciane Marques Andrade , Lia Mesquita de Abreu , Samara Alves de Matos Angelim , Emilly Sampaio de Lima , Letícia Braga Martins , Fabio Gomes de Matos e Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112105","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of different exercise types on depression and anxiety in individuals with cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","authors":"Peidong Wu , Mengting Qian , Xiangxu Chen , Mingze Zhu , Jing Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Various exercise modalities have been demonstrated to be effective in alleviating anxiety and depression among individuals with cancer. However, it remains unclear which specific exercise intervention is the optimal choice. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the impact of different exercise intervention types on anxiety and depression in individuals with cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Eligible randomized controlled trials were identified through searches of PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCOHost, with the search period up to December 2024. Two researchers independently conducted the literature screening, data extraction, and assessment. Statistical analyses and visualizations were performed using Stata 15.0 software and RevMan5.4 software.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 26 randomized controlled trials (involving 2118 individuals with cancer) examining three types of exercise interventions were included. Compared to usual care, mind-body exercise (SMD = −0.58, 95 % CI (−0.99, −0.17)), followed by resistance training (SMD = −0.52, 95 % CI (−1.12, 0.09)), and aerobic exercise (SMD = −0.51, 95 % CI (−0.89, −0.13)) significantly decreased depression levels among individuals with cancer. Additionally, resistance training (SMD = −0.66, 95 % CI (−1.59, 0.27)), followed by aerobic exercise (SMD = −0.59, 95 % CI (−1.08, −0.10)), and mind-body exercise (SMD = −0.48, 95 % CI (−0.96, 0.00)) significantly decreased anxiety levels among individuals with cancer compared to usual care.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings of this network meta-analysis suggest that mind-body exercise, resistance training, and aerobic exercise are all effective interventions for reducing anxiety and depression among individuals with cancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112107"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143704428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul Arjanto , Mint Husen Raya Aditama , Feibry Feronika Wiwenly Senduk
{"title":"Unraveling the psychosocial links: How stressful life events and depression shape subjective aging in older adults?","authors":"Paul Arjanto , Mint Husen Raya Aditama , Feibry Feronika Wiwenly Senduk","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth Beasley , Victoria White , Anna Ugalde , Joanne Brooker , David Skvarc , Antonina Mikocka-Walus
{"title":"Effect of third-wave cognitive behavioural interventions on biopsychosocial outcomes in people diagnosed with advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials","authors":"Elizabeth Beasley , Victoria White , Anna Ugalde , Joanne Brooker , David Skvarc , Antonina Mikocka-Walus","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>People with advanced cancer experience elevated psychological morbidity and poor quality of life (QoL). The role of third-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions in addressing these needs has been examined, but not synthesised in a systematic review. The aim of this review is to systematically identify, analyse and review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) which examined the effect of third-wave CBT interventions on biopsychosocial outcomes (e.g., anxiety, pain, QoL) in this population.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic search was undertaken on MEDLINE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Embase and Cochrane CENTRAL. Studies were included if they examined the effect of third-wave CBT interventions on biopsychosocial outcomes in adults living with advanced cancer in RCTs. The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool assessed risk of bias for each study. A random-effects model was fitted to the data and the restricted maximum-likelihood estimator was applied. The standardised mean differences (SMD) between control and experimental groups at short- and long-term follow up were used.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twelve RCTs with 782 participants were identified. Meta-analyses demonstrated that third-wave CBT interventions were only more effective than comparator groups in the short-term improvement of QoL (SMD = 0.19, 95 % CI [0.00, 0.37], <em>p</em> < 0.05). The results of the 11 other meta-analyses did not reach statistical significance. Eight studies were classified as having unclear risk, and four were classified as high risk of bias.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Third-wave CBT interventions may be effective in enhancing QoL in people with advanced cancer. However, more rigorous RCTs are needed to establish their efficacy in this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112106"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dearbhla P. Cullinane, Ashley Durfee, Neil Fleming, Denis S. Barry
{"title":"Functional neurological disorder and related conditions in healthcare provider education: A scoping review of teaching strategies and outcomes","authors":"Dearbhla P. Cullinane, Ashley Durfee, Neil Fleming, Denis S. Barry","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Limited awareness of functional neurological disorder (FND) and related conditions among healthcare providers is hindering early diagnosis and treatment. Enhancing knowledge of FND across medical curricula and in healthcare settings is vital for improving patient outcomes, yet few reports describe the implementation or impact of FND-related educational programmes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, EMBASE, MEDLINE Ovid, PsycINFO, CINAHL Ultimate, and Web of Science were searched from inception to 13 March 2024. The search term strategy included FND and related conditions combined with education for students and healthcare providers. Retrospective bibliography and grey literature searches were also conducted. Eligibility was guided using a PCC framework. Data were quantified by performing frequency counts, and a basic inductive qualitative content analysis identified facilitators and barriers to FND education. The Kirkpatrick model for evaluating training was used to stratify training outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Following conduct of the search strategy, 3334 abstracts were identified. Twenty-two reports were included following the database search and two reports were identified via a retrospective bibliography search. Inter-rater reliability for title/abstract and full-text screening was Cohen's Kappa = 0.693 and 0.799, respectively. The reported training strategies were predominantly didactic lectures. Simulated doctor-patient role-play was frequently cited as a teaching strategy and qualitative analysis indicated that trainee participants place value on this approach. Training programmes were predominantly evaluated by recording participant reactions, engagement, and changes in knowledge and attitude towards the disorder and its treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This scoping review offers the first comprehensive overview of educational strategies for FND and related conditions. The review highlights a lack of focused educational programmes and provides data to guide future pedagogical research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50074,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosomatic Research","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 112102"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}