The somatosensory amplification scale and its relationship to hypochondriasis

AJ Barsky, G Wyshak, GL Klerman - Journal of psychiatric research, 1990 - Elsevier
Forty-one DSM-III-R hypochondriacs and seventy-five randomly chosen patients were obtained
from a medical outpatient clinic, and completed a psychiatric diagnostic interview and a …

Indochinese versions of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25: a screening instrument for the psychiatric care of refugees.

RF Mollica, G Wyshak, D de Marneffe… - The American journal …, 1987 - europepmc.org
The United States is accepting the largest number of displaced persons since World War II.
Over 70% are Southeast Asians; many have suffered serious war trauma and torture. Cultural …

The psychosocial impact of war trauma and torture on Southeast Asian refugees.

RF Mollica, G Wyshak, J Lavelle - The American journal of …, 1987 - europepmc.org
More than 700,000 refugees from Southeast Asia have settled in the United States since
1975. Although many have suffered serious trauma, including torture, few clinical reports have …

Evidence for a secular trend in age of menarche

G Wyshak, RE Frisch - New England journal of medicine, 1982 - Mass Medical Soc
WE present data documenting a secular trend toward an earlier age of menarche in Europe
and the United States in the past century. There has been recent controversy on whether …

Hypochondriasis and somatosensory amplification

AJ Barsky, G Wyshak - The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1990 - cambridge.org
A self-report questionnaire completed by 177 out-patients showed that hypochondriasis and
amplification had a zero-order correlation of 0.56, and in stepwise multiple regression …

Delayed menarche and amenorrhea in ballet dancers

RE Frisch, G Wyshak, L Vincent - New England Journal of …, 1980 - Mass Medical Soc
YOUNG female ballet dancers attending professional schools or dancing in companies in
which thinness is much admired restrict their food intake and are highly active. The unusual …

Teenaged girls, carbonated beverage consumption, and bone fractures

G Wyshak - Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the possible association between carbonated beverage consumption
and bone fractures among teenaged girls given the awareness of the concern about the …

Nonpalpable breast lesions: recommendations for biopsy based on suspicion of carcinoma at mammography.

FM Hall, JM Storella, DZ Silverstone, G Wyshak - Radiology, 1988 - pubs.rsna.org
Carcinoma was found in 30% (119 of 400) of biopsy specimens obtained for mammographically
suspicious but nonpalpable findings. The authors reviewed the mammograms of these …

Lower prevalence of breast cancer and cancers of the reproductive system among former college athletes compared to non-athletes

RE Frisch, G Wyshak, NL Albright, TE Albright… - British Journal of …, 1985 - nature.com
The prevalence (lifetime occurrence) rate of cancers of the reproductive system (uterus, ovary,
cervix and vagina) and breast cancer was determined for 5,398 living alumnae, 2,622 of …

Carbonated beverages, dietary calcium, the dietary calcium/phosphorus ratio, and bone fractures in girls and boys

G Wyshak, RE Frisch - Journal of Adolescent Health, 1994 - Elsevier
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the association between carbonated beverage
consumption, as well as other nutritional intake, and the occurrence of bone fractures in …