Somatic symptom disorder is a condition in which a person feels extreme anxiety about physical sensations, such as pain or fatigue. This preoccupation with physical symptoms causes significant ...

Somatic symptom disorder is defined as mental health disorders that are characterized by prominent perceived somatic symptoms which result in distress and impairment to the individual. The Diagnostic ...

WHETHER YOU HAVE pain related to an injury, chronic symptoms from an illness, or just feel tired all the time, it’s understandable to worry about your health and even experience anxiety over it. But ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Somatic symptom disorders were common among people hospitalized for posttraumatic stress disorder. Somatic ...

Somatic symptom disorder is a condition in which a person feels extreme anxiety about physical sensations, such as pain or fatigue. This preoccupation with physical symptoms causes significant ...

This is the second volume of our previous collection, linked here. Mental health disorders and physical diseases often co-occur, and growing evidence ...

Every doctor encounters patients who complain of symptoms without identifiable physical causes. According to a recent review in The Lancet, one third of all symptoms lack somatic explanations. How can ...

Functional somatic disorders are common and costly, thereby driving the need for the development of effective brief treatment options. Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy is one candidate treatment ...

About The Study: The findings of this cohort study suggest that sexual assault may increase the risk of developing functional somatic disorder (FSD), involving multiple body systems. Functional ...

People on social media say a few minutes of fast, energetic movement — jumping, arm flailing, foot stomping — can release tension. Does it really work?