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J Psychosom Res 2022 Jun 22;160:110974. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy. Electronic address:

Objective: Although several studies suggest an association between psychological distress and increased morbidity and mortality in various cardiac populations, little is known about positive psychological resources, like Sense of Coherence (SOC), that may reduce distress. This longitudinal observational study aimed to test the hypothesis that a strong SOC predicted a longitudinal decrease in anxiety and depression in a sample of patients after their first acute coronary event.

Methods: A sample of 275 patients completed the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and the SOC Scale at five time-points (at the baseline and after 6, 12, 24, and 36 months). Read More

Health Care Women Int 2022 Jun 28:1-18. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

Many researchers suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may have more negative effects on women than men. Accordingly, we hypothesized that women would experience greater COVID-19 related distress and more psychopathological symptoms than men during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Italy. Moreover, we expected emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, as protective and risk factors respectively) to interact with gender in shaping psychological health. Read More

Cogn Behav Ther 2022 Jun 28:1-19. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Psychology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Insomnia is a significant difficulty and is reported by large proportion of tinnitus. Although cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi) might be an effective treatment, no controlled studies had been conducted to date. This randomised controlled trial evaluated the benefits of CBTi on a sample of 102 people with tinnitus-related insomnia. Read More

Anaesthesia 2022 Jun 27. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

Persistent pain following knee arthroplasty occurs in up to 20% of patients and may require ongoing analgesia, including extended opioid administration. A comprehensive secondary analysis was performed from results of a study that considered persistent postoperative pain in 242 patients who underwent unilateral knee arthroplasty using a standardised enhanced recovery programme. Opioid prescribing for 12 months before and 12 months after surgery was evaluated and converted to oral morphine equivalents. Read More

Infect Drug Resist 2022 21;15:3251-3266. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.

Cutaneous fungal infections are common in humans and are associated with significant physical and psychological distress to patients. Although conventional topical and/or oral anti-fungal medications are commonly recommended treatments, drug resistance has emerged as a significant concern in this patient population, and safer, more efficacious, and cost-effective alternatives are warranted. Recent studies have reported effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) against fungal infections without severe adverse effects. Read More