Illness Behavior
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Disease activity and damage are not associated with increased levels of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a multiethnic cohort: LXVII.

13 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with increased levels of fatigue over the course of the disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from LUpus in MInorities: NAture versus nurture, a longitudinal multiethnic cohort. ... Read more...

Time to neuropsychiatric damage occurrence in LUMINA (LXVI): a multi-ethnic lupus cohort.

30 Jul 2009 The aims of this study were to examine the predictors of time to neuropsychiatric (NP) damage and its impact on mortality in 632 systemic lupus erythematosus African-American, Hispanic and Caucasian LUpus in MInorities: NAture versus Nurture ... Read more...

Evaluation of a cancer exercise program: patient and physician beliefs.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: Participation in an exercise intervention during cancer treatment diminishes the side effects associated with cancer therapies, although such benefits vary according to the disease and the patient characteristics. A structured exercise ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Illness Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Narratives about cancer--the meeting with health care] 20 Oct 2009
• Infection, inflammation, and mental illness. The body's immune response to infectious agents may imperil the brain. 29 Sep 2009
• Disease activity and damage are not associated with increased levels of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a multiethnic cohort: LXVII. 13 Sep 2009
• A matter of time. 24 Aug 2009
• Time to neuropsychiatric damage occurrence in LUMINA (LXVI): a multi-ethnic lupus cohort. 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of a cancer exercise program: patient and physician beliefs. 30 Jul 2009
• The role of illness representations in coping and health of patients treated for breast cancer. 30 Jul 2009
• How relevant is marital status and gender variables in coping with colorectal cancer? A sample of middle-aged and older cancer survivors. 30 Jul 2009
• [To have or to experience--that is the question. The difference between believing one is ill and being ill] 30 Jul 2009
• Lack of relationship between psychological denial and unawareness of illness in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. 15 Jul 2009
• Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone attenuates behavioral effects of corticotropin-releasing factor in isolated guinea pig pups. 29 Jun 2009
• The impact of nasal reconstruction following tumour resection on psychosocial functioning, a clinical-empirical exploration. 29 Jun 2009
• Prevalence, correlates, and predictors of depersonalization experiences in the German general population. 29 Jun 2009
• The Danish Barriers Questionnaire-II: preliminary validation in cancer pain patients. 20 Jun 2009
• Decreased neuronal CD200 expression in IL-4-deficient mice results in increased neuroinflammation in response to lipopolysaccharide. 4 Jun 2009
• Is high-sensitive C-reactive protein a biomarker for functional somatic symptoms? A population-based study. 4 Jun 2009
• Stigma and quality of life in individuals with epilepsy: a preliminary report. 2 Jun 2009
• [Women's experiences with cell changes] 30 May 2009
• Sports practice among adolescents with chronic health conditions. 30 May 2009
• Neonatal stress modulates sickness behavior. 19 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Illness Behavior'

Definition: Coordinate set of non-specific behavioral responses to non-psychiatric illness. These may include loss of APPETITE or LIBIDO; disinterest in ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; or withdrawal from social interaction.

Descriptor UI: D055809

Alternative terms: Illness Behavior; Behavior, Illness; Behaviors, Illness; Illness Behaviors; Sickness Behavior; Behavior, Sickness; Behaviors, Sickness; Sickness Behaviors;

Related Mesh Headings: Sick Role;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.499;

History Note: 2009; use Sick Role 1975-2008