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Use of the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) in a Community Sample

Received February 10, 2005; revised April 14, 2005; accepted May 13, 2005. From the Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; the Dept. of Psychiatry, State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY; and the Dept. of Statistical Sciences, Univ. of Padova, and Dept. of Mental Health, Padova, Italy. Send correspondence and reprint requests to Giovanni A. Fava, M.D., Dipartimento di Psicologia, Viale Berti Pichat, 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy. e-mail: giovanniandrea.fava{at}unibo.it
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The authors assessed the prevalence of Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) clusters in a community sample and the association between these syndromes and psychosocial variables. A group of 347 consecutive subjects from the general population were administered the semistructured interview for DCPR and a self-rating scale (the Psychosocial Index). A DCPR syndrome was identified in 59% of subjects. These subjects showed more stress and distress and less well-being than those without a DCPR syndrome. Some DCPR syndromes (alexithymia, Type A behavior, irritable mood) are frequently encountered in a community sample and are associated with impairment in quality of life. Other syndromes (demoralization, persistent somatization) that have been frequently found in medically ill persons were uncommon in this general-population sample.

Key Words: community samples • diagnostic criteria • psychosomatic research

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