Z Psychosom Med Psyc
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Z Psychosom Med Psyc · Jan 2016
[Competence-based catalogue of learning objectives for conducting medical consultations].
In 2012 the German medical licensure regulations (Approbationsordnung) made teaching and assessing the conduction of medical consultations a mandatory part of medical education. A catalogue of learning objectives (LO) based on existing references was developed to assist medical schools in meeting this requirement. ⋯ This catalogue of learning objectives can serve as the basis for developing a sample communication curriculum for use by medical faculties.
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Z Psychosom Med Psyc · Jan 2015
[Learning objectives for psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in light of the National Competency-Based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Medicine (NKLM)].
The "National Competency-Based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Medicine" ("Nationaler Kompetenzbasierter Lernzielkatalog Medizin,"NKLM) is a core curriculum developed for medical training. Here, the classic division by discipline and organ system has been abandoned, which requires each discipline to define its own core curriculum in specific catalogues of learning objectives. This article presents such a catalogue for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy. ⋯ For the first time in Germany, this article presents a catalogue of learning objectives for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy that is agreed upon by the relevant representatives. This enables the integration of psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic teaching contents from a department into the overall curriculum as required by the NKLM. In the future, methods should be established to allow regular updating and further development of this catalogue.
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Z Psychosom Med Psyc · Jan 2014
Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Efficacy of psychosomatic inpatient treatment for somatoform disorders: results of a multicenter study].
The present study describes self- and therapist-reported treatment effects of inpatient psychotherapy for various somatoform disorders. ⋯ Patients with various somatoform disorders appear to profit well from psychosomatic inpatient psychotherapy. Patients with somatoform pain disorders reported the lowest effect on GSI, but received the highest effect in the therapist ratings.
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Z Psychosom Med Psyc · Jan 2014
[Mindfulness, depression, quality of life, and cancer: The nonlinear, indirect effect of mindfulness on the quality of life of cancer patients].
This study investigates the relationships between mindfulness, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients. ⋯ Cancer patients benefit from mindfulness up to a medium level through a decrease in depression, resulting in higher QoL. Patients with very higher mindfulness show more depressive symptoms, which leads to a neutralization of the effect of mindfulness on QoL.
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Z Psychosom Med Psyc · Jan 2013
Review[Fibromyalgia syndrome as a psychosomatic disorder - diagnosis and therapy according to current evidence-based guidelines].
The classification and therapy of patients with chronic widespread pain without evidence of somatic factors as an explanation is currently a matter of debate. The diagnostic label "fibromyalgia syndrome"(FMS) has been rejected by some representatives of general and psychosomatic medicine. ⋯ The coordinated recommendations of both guidelines can synthesize general medical, somatic, and psychosocial perspectives, and can promote graduated care of patients diagnosed with FMS.