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Background: Psoriasis (PS) is a frequent skin disease accompanied by itch, a symptom that has been shown to be related to depression and self-consciousness. PS patients describe themselves as more agreeable than healthy controls (HC), a trait that might be protective against impulsive scratching. Purpose: This study is the first to analyze the relationship between agreeableness and induced scratching and between depression, self-consciousness, and induced itch in PS patients. Methods: Twenty-four PS patients and 24 HC were shown two videos: an itch-inducing experimental video (EV) and a non-itch-inducing control video (CV). Induced itch/scratching was determined by calculating the difference in itch intensity/number of scratch movements between EV and CV. Validated questionnaires were used to measure agreeableness, depression, and self-consciousness. Results: In accordance with our hypothesis, in PS patients, public self-consciousness was significantly positively associated with induced itch ( r = 0.564; p < 0.001), and agreeableness was significantly negatively associated with induced scratching ( r = −0.444; p < 0.05). In HC, the relationship between public self-consciousness and induced itch and between agreeableness and induced scratching were positive, but not significant. Conclusions: This study showed distinct findings for PS patients and HC regarding the relationship between agreeableness and induced scratching. The relationship between public self-consciousness and induced itch was positive in both groups. The distinct finding regarding agreeableness supports the idea that scoring low on this scale might be a protective factor for scratching in PS patients. Future research should investigate mediating factors of the outlined relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Zusammenfassung.Multiple Chemische Sensitivität (MCS) bezeichnet ein unspezifisches Syndrom von körperbezogenen Beschwerden mit der spezifischen Überzeugung der Betroffenen, diese Beschwerden seien verursacht durch verschiedenste Chemikalien in einer Dosis, die Normalpersonen ohne Probleme vertragen. Anhand eines Einzelfalles einer Patientin mit selbstberichteter MCS-Symptomatik, die mit Hilfe einer achtwöchigen stationär-psychosomatischen Behandlung Beschwerdefreiheit und allgemeine Förderung ihres Wohlbefindens erreichen konnte, werden die Notwendigkeit der Erarbeitung eines individuellen Krankheitsverständnisses und daraus folgende Behandlungsschritte innerhalb eines multimodalen Therapiekonzeptes aufgezeigt und mögliche Wirkfaktoren diskutiert. Die im Mittelpunkt der Behandlung stehende Bewältigung körperbezogener Ängste und Beschwerden werden anhand von GBB- und SCL-90-R-Daten und die Bearbeitung interpersoneller Probleme bzw. dysfunktionaler Beziehungsmuster anhand von IIP- und BeMus-Daten demonstriert.Abstract.Multiple chemical sensitivity describes a syndrome of unspecific bodily complaints accompanied by the conviction that these are caused by the presence of chemicals in so small doses that normal persons would tolerate them without any problems. On the basis of a single case study of a patient with self reported MCS, we demonstrate the usefulness and necessity of developing an individual approach towards understanding the patients symptom complex. This approach allowed to plan the treatment steps and as a result the patient became symptomless and reached an improved feeling of general well-being in an eight week multimodal inpatient treatment. Factors that could have affected the outcome of the treatment are discussed. The focus of the treatment was the coping with anxiety induced by physical complaints. Change achieved is reflected in the GBB and SCL-90-R scores, the effects of working on... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim was to determine the relationship between mercury content of resting and stimulated saliva, and blood and urine. Eighty subjects participated; 40 of them attributed their self-reported complaints to dental amalgam (patients), the others were matched with respect to age, sex and amalgam restorations (controls). Serum, 24-h urine, resting and chewing stimulated saliva were analyzed for mercury using the ASS-technique. Quality, number, surfaces and total area of amalgam fillings were recorded clinically and using study models. Median (range) mercury levels in serum were 0.67 (0.1–1.52) µg/l for patients and 0.60 (0.1–1.3) for controls. In urine levels were found to be 0.77 (0.11–5.16) and 0.94 (0.17–3.01) µg/g creatinine respectively. No significant differences were found between the groups. Resting saliva contained 2.97 (0.10–45.46) µg/l in patients and 3.69 (0.34–55.41) in controls (not significant). Chewing mobilized an additional amount of 16.78 (–6.97 to 149.78) µg/l in patients and 49.49 (–1.36 to 504.63) in controls (P≤0.01). Only a weak correlation was found between mobilized mercury in saliva and serum (r=0.27; P≤0.05) or urine (r=0.47; P≤0.001). For resting saliva the respective values were r=0.45 (P≤0.001) and r=0.60 (P≤0.001). Saliva testing is not an appropriate measure for estimating the mercury burden derived from dental amalgam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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