Somatic symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder from the DSM-IV: Associations with pathological worry and depression symptoms in a nonclinical sample [PDF]
The present study investigates specificity of the six somatic symptoms that are associated with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Joormann, Jutta +3 more
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The relative contribution of exposure to violence in predicting somatic symptom disorder among high school girls [PDF]
The research aims to reveal the extent to which exposure to violence as a whole contributes to predicting somatic symptom disorder among high school students.
Radwa Mohamed AL-Sayed Hassan +2 more
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Background: Culture specific psychosomatic symptoms such as “internal heat” are a common manifestation of psychological distress among Nigerians. However, instruments that include them in diagnostic endeavour are scarce.
Emmanuel Ochijele +3 more
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ObjectiveTo validate the Chinese language version of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) in a sample of outpatients attending tertiary hospitals in China.Materials and methodsA Chinese language version of the SSS-8 was completed by outpatients (n = 699 ...
Tao Li +12 more
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Discordance between Adolescents and Parents in Functional Somatic Symptom Reports: Sex Differences and Future Symptom Prevalence [PDF]
Functional somatic symptoms, i.e., physical complaints that cannot be sufficiently explained by an objectifiable biomedical abnormality, become increasingly more prevalent in girls than in boys during adolescence. Both parents and adolescents report more
Marijn W. G. van Dijk +13 more
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Mindfulness Therapies for Medically Unexplained Somatic Symptoms: A Systematic Review
Mindfulness is a new therapeutic approach. Over the last years, it is found to be effective in treating many psychological and somatic symptoms. Somatic symptom disorder was characterized by chronic, recurring and clinically significant somatic symptoms.
Sevcan Aktaş +2 more
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Revisiting gender differences in somatic symptoms of depression: much ado about nothing?
BackgroundWomen have a higher prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and report more severe depressive symptoms than men. Several studies have suggested that gender differences in depression may occur because women report higher levels of somatic ...
Vanessa C Delisle +4 more
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Physical Activity Decreases Somatic Symptom Distress in the Affect and Symptom Paradigm. [PDF]
Objective: According to recent empirical taxonomies (eg, the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology), somatic symptom distress represents a transdiagnostically relevant dimension of psychopathology.
Petzke TM +3 more
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Gambaran Somatic Symptom pada Petugas Keamanan
Somatic symptom adalah keluhan yang dirasakan individu pada anggota tubuhnya tanpa diketahui penyebab yang jelas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran dari somatic symptom pada petugas keamanan. Pekerjaan dari petugas keamanan yang menuntut
Maria, Stefanie
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Somatic acupressure for the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster in breast cancer survivors: A phase II randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of the somatic acupressure (SA) for managing the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster (FSDSC) among breast cancer (BC) survivors and its preliminary effects.
Shun-Li Chen +13 more
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