Volume 41 Number 1 July 1996 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Editorials 1 Trauma research: a new era D. A. Alexander 7 Elucidating mental disorder in liaison psychiatry: the Johns Hopkins “perspectives” A. Lobo Review 13 Delirium after cardiac surgery: a critical review R. C. van der Mast and F. H. J. Roest Original Articles 31 Food- and weight-related attitudes in obese persons: a longitudinal study over two years following biliopancreatic diversion G. Adami, P. Gandolfo, A. Meneghelli and N. Scopinaro Women and HIV infection: investigation of its psychosocial consequences J. Catalan, A. Beevor, L. Cassidy, A. P. Burgess, J. Meadows, A. Pergami, B. Gazzard and S. Barton The effects of acute psychologic stress on cellular adhesion molecules P. J. Mills and J. E. Dimsdale Psychological sequelae of mountain accidents: a preliminary study D. F. Peck, A. Robertson and S. Zeffert Pain sensitivity, alexithymia, and depression in patients with eating disorders: are they related? M. de Zwaan, D. Biener, M. Bach, S. Wiesnagrotzki and G. Stacher Dipole-modeling of the visual evoked P300 Y. Goto, M. G. Brigell and L. Parmeggiani Dimensions of hostility and cardiovascular response to interpersonal stress S. B. Miller, L. Dolgoy, M. Friese and A. Sita Book Reviews Volume 41 Number 2 August 1996 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Editorials 101 Psychosomatic medicine and evidence-based treatment M. Sharpe, D. Gill, J. Strain and R. Mayou 109 Delirium: the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and the need for clinical research R. C. Van Der Mast Original Articles 115 Beliefs about mood moderate the relationship of stress to illness and symptom reporting S. L. Goldman, D. T. Kraemer and P. Salovey 129 Modulation of immune response to rDNA hepatitis B vaccination by psychological stress L. Jabaaij, J. van Hattum, Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets, F. G. Oostveen, H. J. Duivenvoorden and R. E. Ballieux Somatic symptoms and psychological distress in the Iliad of Homer D. B. Mumford Psychiatric aspects of food-related physical symptoms: a community study R. Peveler, R. Mayou, E. Young and M. Stoneham Concise assessment for depression (CAD): a brief screening approach to depression in the medically ill P. H. Silverstone Stress, social support and health-related behavior: a study of smoking, alcohol consumption and physical exercise A. Steptoe, J. Wardle, T. M. Pollard, L. Canaan and G. J. Davies A Short Report 181 Body image, maternal fetal attachment, and breast feeding S. F. Foster, P. Slade and K. Wilson 185 Book Reviews 189 Calendar Volume 41 Number 3 September 1996 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Interviews with Editors 191 Interview with Denis Leigh G. Lloyd Chronic Fatigue Special Section Review 197 Research on cognitive complaints and cognitive functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): what conclusions can we draw? A. J. Wearden and L. Appleby Original Articles 213 Cognitive idiosyncrasies among children with the chronic fatigue syndrome: anomalies in self-reported activity levels A. M. Fry and M. Martin Fatigue after major joint arthroplasty: relationship to preoperative fatigue and postoperative emotional state H. Aarons, A. Forester, G. Hall and P. Salmon Fibromyalgia outcome: the predictive values of symptom duration, physical activity, disability pension, and critical life eventsa 4.5 year prospective study S. Hérven Wigers 245 Book Review Other Original Articles 247 Illness behavior and somatization in general practice J. Scicchitano, P. Lovell, R. Pearce, J. Marley and I. Pilowsky 255 Psychosocial vulnerability to stress: a study of HIV-positive homosexual men K. Vedhara and K. H. Nott Long-term follow-up of patient-reported family functioning in eating disorders after intensive day hospital treatment D. B. Woodside, J. Lackstrom, L. Shekter-Wolfson and M. Heinmaa Determinants of sleepiness in automobile drivers P. Philip, I. Ghorayeb, R. Stoohs, J. C. Menny, P. Dabadie, B. Bioulac and C. Guilleminault Book Reviews Calendar Announcements Volume 41 Number 4 October 1996 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Interviews with Editors 299 Interview with Cairns Aitken A. Zealley Editorial 307 Reappraising reassurance—the role of investigations L. M. Howard and S. Wessely Original Articles 313 Psychological and physical factors involved in chronic idiopathic prostatitis J. P. Berghuis, J. R. Heiman, I. Rothman and R. E. Berger 327 Tinnitus coping style and its relationship to tinnitus severity and emotional distress R. J. Budd and R. Pugh Are abnormal gastrofiberscopic findings related to hostility with poor social support or to negative responses to stress? I. Fukunishi, T. Hosaka and R. H. Rahe Mood disorder and chronic hypercalcemia R. E. B. White, A. Pickering and G. S. Spathis The holistic approach in acupuncture treatment: implications for clinical trials P. Y. L. Choi and A. Tweed High prevalence of personality disorders among circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD) patients Y. Dagan, H. Sela, H. Omer, D. Hallis and R. Dar Coping with illness-related problems and quality of life in adult individuals with muscular dystrophy G. Ahistrém and P.-O. Sjéden Is perfectionism associated with fatigue? A. E. Magnusson, D. K. B. Nias and P. D. White Book Reviews Calendar Announcement Volume 41 Number 5 November 1996 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Interviews with Editors 393 Interview with Geoffrey Lloyd R. Mayou Editorials 405 Physical symptoms and depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence I. M. Goodyer 409 Statistical power and implications of meta-analysis for clinical research in psychosocial oncology T. J. Meyer and M. M. Mark Review 415 Fatigue in the chronic fatigue syndrome: a cognitive phenomenon? A. M. Fry and M. Martin Original Articles 427 In-patient psychiatric referrals in a teaching hospital: a case controlled report J. D. Adeyemi 435 The low specificity of the Hyperventilation Provocation Test H. Hornsveld and B. Garssen 451 The ECLW Collaborative Study: III. Training and reliability of ICD-10 psychiatric diagnoses in the general hospital setting—an investigation of 220 consultants from 14 European countries U. F. Malt, F. J. Huyse, T. Herzog, A. Lobo, A. J. M. M. Rijssenbeek and the ECLW Long-term symptom patterns in duodenal ulcer: psychosocial factors S. Levenstein, C. Prantera, V. Varvo, M. Arca, M. L. Scribano, S. Spinella and E. Berto Referral of Asian patients to a GI clinic C. M. Shaw, F. Creed, C. Babbs, E. A. Guthrie and B. Tommenson Influence of breathing therapy on complaints, anxiety and breathing pattern in patients with hyperventilation syndrome and anxiety disorders J. N. Han, K. Stegen, C. De Valck, J. Clément and K. P. Van de Woestijne Book Reviews Calendar Announcements Volume 41 Number 6 December 1996 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Editorial 503 Alexithymia—the useful concept for all psychiatrists? C. M. Shapiro Review 505 How are alexithymia and physical illness linked? M. A. Lumley, L. Stettner and F. Wehmer Original Articles 519 Alexithymia, social support and health problems M. A. Lumley, T. Ovies, L. Stettner, F. Wehmer and B. Lakey 531 Ethnolinguistic correlates of alexithymia: toward a cultural perspective A. M. Fry and M. Martin 541 Alexithymia and risk of death in middle-aged men J. K. Kauhanen, G. A. Kaplan, R. D. Cohen, J. Julkunen and J. T. Salonen 551 Cross validation of the factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale: an Italian multicenter study C. Bressi, G. J. Taylor, J. D. A. Parker, S. Bressi, V. Brambilla, E. Aguglia, I. Allegranti, A. Bongiorno, F. Giberti, M. Bucca, O. Todarello, C. Callegari, S. Vender, C. Gala and G. Invernizzi Relationships between alexithymia and psychological characteristics associated with eating disorders G. J. Tayor, J. D. A. Parker, R. M. Bagby and M. P. Bourke A longitudinal study of alexithymia and psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease P. Porcelli, C. Leoci, V. Guerra, G. J. Taylor and R. M. Bagby Alexithymia, defensiveness and cardiovascular reactivity to stress W. Linden, J. W. Lenz and C. Stossel Childhood abuse, alexithymia and personality disorder H. Berenbaum A California Q-set alexithymia prototype and its relationship to ego-control and ego-resiliency M. G. Haviland and S. P. Reise Editorial Announcement Announcements Volume Contents Author Index Volume 41