[Influence of maternal feeding restrictions on the mother-daughter dyad]. / Influencia de la restricción alimentaria sobre la díada madre-hija.

Alimentary restraint, cognitive variable related to eating behavior and obesity, is reportedly a valuable predictor for the development of therapeutic strategies. This paper addresses the relationship between maternal restraint and several psychological variables in their daughters (alexithymia, neuroticism, extraversion). From the study of 35 mother-daughter dyads it can be concluded that daughters of highly restrained mothers tend to present high scores in the Restraint scale of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire of Stunkard and Messick, translated into Spanish and validated as Cuestionario de Conducta Alimentaria. Daughters of highle restrained mothers present also higher scores in the Neuroticism scale of the revised version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Daughters of mothers with low Restraint scores are in average higher than those of their mothers, although lower than those belonging to daughters of highle restrained mothers. Previous observations on the positive correlation between Disinhibition and Hunger of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire are confirmed. These results add an additional risk factor for obesity (mothers with high Restraint) and contribute to delineate a set of psychometric indicators which might be useful in the diagnosis and prognosis of eating and body weight disorders.

[Medical treatment of obesity from a multi professional perspective]. / El tratamiento médico de la obesidad desde una perspectiva multidisciplinaria.

Obesity is a serious condition affecting the physical and psychological well being of a large number of individuals. There are many therapeutic options for the disease and their judicious selection is critical. The best results are obtained with well-organised multi professional programs. The aims of the treatment must be defined balancing risks and benefits. Eating behaviour patterns must be considered for the proper selection of therapy. Diet is an essential therapeutic component and has to be individually prescribed for each patient. Pharmacological agents inhibit appetite, increase thermogenesis or inhibit gastrointestinal absorption of nutrients. As these medications have important side effects and complications, extreme care must be taken for their prescription.

Anxiety and hostility in written verbal samples of male and female subjects. A content analytic study.

Nonclinical populations of male and female subjects of middle socioeconomic level and different age ranges were assessed by means of the content analysis method developed by Gottschalk and associates. Verbal samples consisted of written productions in response to a standard ambiguous instruction to narrate a dramatic or interesting life experience and were scored for anxiety and hostility. Results show that the method shows no influence of gender under the conditions of this study and can be employed for diagnostic purposes, assuming that personality factors and psychopathological influences might have a more pronounced impact on affect scores.

[Overweight and obesity in Chilean women. A multivariate characterization based on psychophysiologic indicators]. / Sobrepeso y obesidad en mujeres chilenas caracterización multivariada basada sobre indicadores psicofisiológicos.

This paper presents a reanalysis of previously collected data using multivariate statistical methods. Aside from confirming the discrimination between obese, and normal-weight women through psychometric indicators including a personality evaluation, and a verbal affective expression assessment, the power of multivariate methods for improving diagnosis is illustrated.

[The somatoform disorders in the ICD-10]. / Los trastornos somatomorfos en la CIE-10.

ICD-10 criteria for the diagnosis of somatoform disorder, included in chapter F4 together with neurotic disorders and those associated with stressful situations, are examined and evaluated. Even when the term poses semantic difficulties, clinical conditions included are frequent and deserve attention by psychiatrists and general practitioners. The usefulness of standardization is supported by empirical data.

Los trastornos somatomorfos en la CIE-10 / [The somatoform disorders in the ICD-10]

ICD-10 criteria for the diagnosis of somatoform disorder, included in chapter F4 together with neurotic disorders and those associated with stressful situations, are examined and evaluated. Even when the term poses semantic difficulties, clinical conditions included are frequent and deserve attention by psychiatrists and general practitioners. The usefulness of standardization is supported by empirical data.

[Functional dysphonia: relation with personality and ICD-10 criteria]. / Disfonía funcional: relación con personalidad y criterios de la CIE-10.

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th. revision (ICD-10) in the category F45 defines the somatoform disorder as a mental disease characterized by the reiterative presentation of somatic symptoms in absence of an organic disease, or the somatic pathology being insufficient to explain the intensity of the symptoms as well as the discomfort and preoccupation of the patient. Fifteen female teachers with functional dysphonia were studied by means of a semistructured interview and psychometric evaluations. Considering dysphonia as the principal symptom, the most frequent diagnosis, in accordance with ICD-10 was "Other somatoform disorder" (F-45.8)(9/15). Five patients were diagnosed as motor dissociative disorder (F-44.4). All the patients had some abnormality of personality (5 with personality disorder and 10 with exacerbation of personality traits). The criteria of ICD-10 to classify the functional dysphonia as Somatoform disorder are discussed. It is suggested that certain personality traits are facilitators for somatization.

Disfonía funcional: relación con personalidad y criterios de la CIE-10 / [Functional dysphonia: relation with personality and ICD-10 criteria]

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th. revision (ICD-10) in the category F45 defines the somatoform disorder as a mental disease characterized by the reiterative presentation of somatic symptoms in absence of an organic disease, or the somatic pathology being insufficient to explain the intensity of the symptoms as well as the discomfort and preoccupation of the patient. Fifteen female teachers with functional dysphonia were studied by means of a semistructured interview and psychometric evaluations. Considering dysphonia as the principal symptom, the most frequent diagnosis, in accordance with ICD-10 was [quot ]Other somatoform disorder[quot ] (F-45.8)(9/15). Five patients were diagnosed as motor dissociative disorder (F-44.4). All the patients had some abnormality of personality (5 with personality disorder and 10 with exacerbation of personality traits). The criteria of ICD-10 to classify the functional dysphonia as Somatoform disorder are discussed. It is suggested that certain personality traits are facilitators for somatization.

Disfonía funcional: relación con personalidad y criterios de la CIE-10 / [Functional dysphonia: relation with personality and ICD-10 criteria]

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th. revision (ICD-10) in the category F45 defines the somatoform disorder as a mental disease characterized by the reiterative presentation of somatic symptoms in absence of an organic disease, or the somatic pathology being insufficient to explain the intensity of the symptoms as well as the discomfort and preoccupation of the patient. Fifteen female teachers with functional dysphonia were studied by means of a semistructured interview and psychometric evaluations. Considering dysphonia as the principal symptom, the most frequent diagnosis, in accordance with ICD-10 was [quot ]Other somatoform disorder[quot ] (F-45.8)(9/15). Five patients were diagnosed as motor dissociative disorder (F-44.4). All the patients had some abnormality of personality (5 with personality disorder and 10 with exacerbation of personality traits). The criteria of ICD-10 to classify the functional dysphonia as Somatoform disorder are discussed. It is suggested that certain personality traits are facilitators for somatization.