INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATICS Official Publication of the International Psychosomatics Institute INTERNATIONAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Consulting Editors Australia Mexico Greetings Jack Gerschman, D.D.S. Rodrigo F. Barragan, M.D. Arnold H. Gessel, M.D., Editor-in-Chief Zoltan A. Kelemen, Ph.D. Carlos E. Koloffon, D.D.S. Research Report 4 Harry E. Stanton, Ph.D. Poland Changes in Mode of Control and Self-control for Post Austria Magda Slésarska, Ph.D. Myocardial Infarction Patients Evidencing Type A Behav- Med Rat Dr Norbert Ebner Portugal ior: The Effects of a Cognitive/Behavioral Intervention Brazil Rui Coelho, M.D. and/or Cardiac Counseling David Akstein, M.D. Puerto Rico Bulgaria Miguel S. Dalmau, M.D. Deane H. Shapiro, Jr. Ph.D., Meyer Friedman, M.D., and Gerald Piaget, Ph.D. Prof. Dr. Christo Christozov Republic of Singapore Research Report 13 Canada Tong M. Chong, M.D. A Prelimiary Study of the Effects of Cardiac Procedures on Victor I. Holder, M.D. Scotland Czechoslovakia Graham R. Ogden, B.D.S., F.D.S. Cognitive Performance J. Bastecky, M.D., Ph.D. Spain James A. Blumenthal, Ph.D., David J. Madden, Ph.D., Eileen Jozef Hasto, M.D. Paloma Chorot, Ph.D. J. Burker, Ph.D., Narda Croughwell, C.R.N., Susan Sch- Karel Nespor, M.D. Hipdlito Fabra-Campos, D.D.S. niebolk, M.P.H., Richard Smith, Ph.D., William D. White, Miroslav Palat, M.D., Ph.D. Bonifacio Sandin, Ph.D. M.P.H., Mark Hlatky, M.D., and J. G. Reves, M.D. Jiri Votava, M.D., Ph.D. Sweden Research Report 17 England Gunilla Brattberg, M.D. Adjunctive Clonazepam in the Treatment of Chronic Schizo- Graham Turpin, Ph.D. Bengt B. Ametz, M.D. phrenia Finland Switzerland John M. Herrera, Ph.D., William A. Alvarez, M.D., Jack P. Anita Marianne Ekholm, M.D. Raymond Abrezol, D.D.S. Freinhar, M.D., William B. Lawson, M.D., and John J. Sra- Dr. Reima Kampman The Netherlands mek, Pharm.D. France Thoden Van Velzen, D.D.S., Ph.D. Research Report 21 Gilbert H. Crussol, D.D.S. Ad Vingerhoets, Ph.D. Life Events and Irrational Attitudes in Patients with Rheu- Grecce Turkey matoid Arthritis: Relations to Pain, Disability and General Basil G. Tsatsas, D.D.S. Turgay Isbir, Ph.D. Health Condition Hong Kong Prof. Dr. Giinsel Koptagel-Ilal Ulrich Klages, Dr. phil. David W. Chan, Ph.D. West Germany Case Study 27 Hungary Werner Geurtsen, Dr.med.dent. Life Events, Abdominal Pain and Depression in Peptic Emoke Bagdy, Ph.D. Roland Schmieder, M.D. ulcer and Depressive Disorder. India Winfried Walzer, Dr.med.dent. Pramod K. Dayal, M.D.S. US.S.R Bo H. Jonsson, MD, Tores Theorell, MD, PhD Dinshaw R. Doongaji, M.D. E. Laurinaitis, M.D. Research Report 33 Iran Yugoslavia Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Restricted Environ- Abdullah Soluti, D.D.S. Marjan Pajntar, M.D., Sc.D. mental Stimulation Therapy for Chronic Tension Head- Ireland US.A. ache: A Pilot Study Michael M. Delmonte, Ph.D. Stuart J. Eisendrath, M.D. Alistair B. C. Wallbaum, B.A., Randy Rzewnicki, B.A., Howard Israel Ray W. Londcn, Ph.D. Steele, Ph.D.and Peter Suedfeld, Ph.D. Karl Fuchs, M.D. Research Report 40 Moris Kleinhauz, M.D. Gender Differences and Geographical Differences in Italy Content From Dreams Elicited by a Television Announce- Renato Cocchi, M.D., Ph.D. ment Dott. Giovannantonio Kenneth Rubinstein and Stanley Krippner Forabosco Research Report 45 Prof. Faustino Savoldi A Prevalence Study of Bestiality (Zoophilia) in Psychiatric Japan In-Patients, Medical In-Patients, and Psychiatric Staff Yasunobu Uchida, D.DS., William A. Alvarez, M.D., and Jack P. Freinhar, M.D. (Continued on p. 2) Vol. 38(1-4), 1991 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued from p. 1) Research Report 48 Book Reviews 95 The Attitude of Patients at Risk for Infective Endocarditis Grmek, Mirko D. History of AIDS: Emergence and Origin Toward Dental Treatment of a Modern Pandemic. Ephraim Leviner, D.M.D., Dan Galili, D.M.D., Uri Lowen- Winiarski, Mark G. AIDS-Related Psychotherapy. thal, M.D., Ofer Sarna, and Eliezer Kaufman, D.M.D. Bartlett, J.G. and Finkbeiner A.K. The Guide to Living with Research Report 52 HIV Infection. Comparison Between the Psychopathological Profile of Wilbur W. Blakely, Ed.D., Book Review Editor Dental Anxiety Patients and an Average Dental Population Announcements 96 Eliezer Kaufman, D.M.D., Avi Bauman, Ph.D.,Tal Lichten- stein, D.M.D., Adi A. Garfunkel, D.M.D.,and Dan G. Hertz, M.D. Clinical Discussion 58 The Difficult Denture Patient THE COVER: “Yield?—Never!” Michael Krochak, D.M.D. A concept central to Jacobsonian relaxation is that the Invited Article 63 greatest source of destructive stress in the human being is in Psychosomatic Medicine in Czechoslovakia: History, the inability to let go. Mental effort, expressed in its counter- Present State and Perspectives part, sustained contraction in the skeleltal muscles, continues J. Bastecky and Z. Boleloucky unyieldingly, even in the face of oncoming traffic. Psychosomatic Discussion 68 This graphic illustration by David Harbaugh of that Use of Non-Verbal Construing and Metaphor in Psycho- quality of the type A personality was first seen in Medical therapy Economics, November 15, 1976, and is reproduced here with Michael M. Delmonte, Ph.D. the permission of the author. Review Article 76 A. H.G. Pain Management and Yoga Karel Nespor, M.D. Brief Communication 82 Can stress be measured with an anxiety questionnaire? This Publication J.W. Hinton, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.J. Howard, B.Sc., and E. Rotheiler, Diplom. Psych. is available in Microform. er Psychosomatic Discussion 84 Smoking Cessation in a Single Session: An Update Harry E. Stanton University Case Study 89 Microfilms International Spontaneous remission of depression after attempted sui- cide by hanging: A case report and literature review Please send additional information Michel J. Calache, M.D. and Nagui S. 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