Latent profile analysis of biopsychosocial measures in older patients with (un)explained persistent somatic symptoms [PDF]
Patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) often receive either somatic or psychiatric care, depending on whether symptoms are respectively medically explained (MES) or unexplained (MUS).
Pauline Bos +5 more
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Diagnostic and treatment barriers to persistent somatic symptoms in primary care – representative survey with physicians [PDF]
Background Many patients consult their primary care physician with persistent somatic symptoms such as pain or sickness. Quite often these consultations and further diagnostic measures yield no medical explanation for the symptoms – patients and ...
Marco Lehmann +4 more
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Quality indicators for collaborative care networks in persistent somatic symptoms and functional disorders: a modified delphi study [PDF]
Background Care for persistent somatic symptoms and functional disorders (PSS/FD) is often fragmented. Collaborative care networks (CCNs) may improve care quality for PSS/FD.
Nick Mamo +5 more
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The Effectiveness of High-frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Persistent Somatic symptoms Disorder: A Case report study [PDF]
Introduction Background: Somatic symptoms disorders are usually comorbid with depressive disorders despite that there is little evidence for effective treatment for it.
M. K. Albalushi
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Healthcare professionals’ views on healthcare-related factors influencing symptom course in persistent somatic symptoms: a qualitative study of four European countries [PDF]
Background The care trajectory for patients with Persistent Somatic Symptoms (PSS) is complex due to variability in diagnoses and treatments, with differences across European healthcare systems.
Aleksandra Kustra-Mulder +7 more
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Effectiveness of mindfulness-based online therapy or internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy compared with treatment as usual among patients with persistent somatic symptoms: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
BackgroundPersistent somatic symptoms unexplained by a defined medical or psychiatric condition often include a component of central sensitization. Many treatment options are based on cognitive behavioral therapy. Effective widely available therapies are
Velina Vangelova-Korpinen +10 more
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Characteristics and predictors of persistent somatic symptoms in patients with cardiac disease [PDF]
Persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) are a diagnostic core criterion of the somatic symptom disorder. This longitudinal study aims to determine the frequency of PSS in patients with cardiac disease, identify potential predictive factors, and investigate its
Caroline Clifford +2 more
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Perceptions, approaches, and needs of Czech GPs in the management of patients with persistent somatic symptoms: the results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Background General practitioners (GPs) perceive patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) as frustrating and difficult to manage. Patients commonly express dissatisfaction with the care they receive and often feel stigmatised and not taken ...
Martin Seifert +2 more
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Persistent somatic symptoms are key to individual illness perception at one year after COVID-19 in a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Judith Loeffler-Ragg, Alexander Egger
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Commentary: The framework for systematic reviews on psychological risk factors for persistent somatic symptoms and related syndromes and disorders (PSY-PSS) [PDF]
Sabrina Berens +2 more
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