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The epidemiology of multiple somatic symptoms

open access: yesJournal of Psychosomatic Research, 2012
The risk factors for a high total somatic symptom count are unclear; and it is not known whether total somatic symptoms count is a predictor of impaired health status.A prospective population-based cohort study in North West England. Randomly sampled residents (1443 participants; 58% response) completed questionnaires to determine number of somatic ...
Creed, Francis H.   +9 more
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Exploring temporal relationships among worrying, anxiety, and somatic symptoms [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Psychosomatic Research, 2021
OBJECTIVES: The role of anxiety symptoms in the development of functional somatic symptoms (FSS) is unknown. Somatic symptoms may be triggered by or give rise to anxiety symptoms.
Judith G M Rosmalen
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Management of Somatic Symptoms

DeckerMed Family Medicine, 2014
Somatic symptoms that cannot be attributed to organic disease account for 15 to 20% of primary care consultations and up to 50% in specialized settings. About 6% of the general population has chronic somatic symptoms that affect functioning and quality of life.
Schröder, Andreas, Dimsdale, Joel
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Somatic symptoms/somatization

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 1992
Papers on the diagnosis and management of psychiatric and psychological problems presenting physical complaints (somatization) are reviewed. These include reports on conversion disorders, hypochondriasis and factitious disorders (Munchhausen’s syndrome).
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Pediatric Somatic Symptom Disorders

Current Psychiatry Reports, 2017
Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a common disorder encountered in pediatric medicine. It involves the presentation of physical symptoms that are either disproportionate or inconsistent with history, physical examination, laboratory, and other investigative findings.
Nasuh, Malas   +3 more
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The Functional Somatic Symptom

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1987
The functional somatic symptom is a disorder that is prevalent in diverse patient populations. It is a heterogeneous disorder composed of a number of separate but often overlapping psychiatric disorders. The consultation-liaison psychiatrist is often consulted by his or her physician colleagues for help in the diagnosis and treatment of this difficult ...
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Attributions of common somatic symptoms

Psychological Medicine, 1991
SYNOPSISThree studies explored the causal attributions of common somatic symptoms. The first two studies established the reliability and validity of a measure of attributional style, the Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire (SIQ). Three dimensions of causal attribution were confirmed: psychological, somatic and normalizing. The third study examined the
J M, Robbins, L J, Kirmayer
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Somatization or Psychosomatic Symptoms?

Psychosomatics, 2006
The author describes some problems emerging from the approach to and comprehension of somatization symptoms, discussing ambiguities regarding somatization seen in the current classification manuals (ICD-10 and DSM-IV). Then the author presents a case report of a man who presented with a bizarre symptom of feminization that was successfully treated with
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Somatic Symptoms as Family Myth

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1984
Three children were treated for persistent somatic complaints for which no organic explanation could be found. Psychosocial factors were largely responsible for the disorders, but the families resisted any consideration of psychosocial influences. An understanding of the families' involvement in the children's symptoms leads to the diagnosis of "family
A J, Richtsmeier, D B, Waters
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Attribution of Somatic Symptoms in Hypochondriasis

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 2013
The misinterpretation of bodily symptoms as an indicator of a serious illness is a key feature of the criteria and the cognitive–behavioural models of hypochondriasis. Previous research suggests that individuals suffering from health anxiety endorse attributions of physical disease, whereas persons with elevated general anxiety have the tendency to ...
Julia M B, Neng, Florian, Weck
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