Terrorism and the resultant wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have heightened the pressure on military members and their families. The number of operational troops and the intensity of the operational ...

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Adults who have suffered childhood trauma exhibit a higher degree of somatization, i.e. mental suffering expressed through physical complaints that may lead them to consulting a physician. What ...

In the twilight hours the night before an exam, medical students may have a peculiar experience: they start manifesting the symptoms of the diseases they are studying. As they read their textbooks, ...

This study supports the notion that unexplained physical symptoms in dental patients may be psychological in origin and may result from somatization. The results suggest that it is important that GDPs ...

This study supports the notion that unexplained physical symptoms in dental patients may be psychological in origin and may result from somatization. The results suggest that it is important that GDPs ...

Objective To examine relationship between pre-injury somatization and post-injury mental health on concussion recovery among adolescents. Design Retrospective chart review. Setting Multi-disciplinary ...

The two defining features of somatization are numerous self-reported physical symptoms and excessive health care seeking. This may be due to a lowered perceptual threshold for perceiving and reporting ...

Somatization is the body’s physical expression of emotion. Here’s an example: Let’s say you’re worried about a difficult conversation you’re about to have, and you develop a headache. That ache could ...

In the twilight hours the night before an exam, medical students may have a peculiar experience: they start manifesting the symptoms of the diseases they are studying. As they read their textbooks, ...

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD formerly known as "somatization disorder" or "somatoform disorder") is a form of mental illness that causes one or more bodily symptoms, including pain. The symptoms may ...

Somatization is the expression of psychological or emotional factors as physical (somatic) symptoms. For example, stress can cause some people to develop headaches, chest pain, back pain, nausea or ...