… The term functional somatic syndrome has been applied to several related syndromes
characterized more by symptoms, suffering, and disability than by consistently demonstrable …

Although functional somatic syndromes (FSS) show substantial overlap, treatment research
is mostly confined to single syndromes, with a lack of valid and generally accepted …

… for each of the specific functional syndromes overlap in their constituent … functional somatic
syndrome also meet symptom criteria for others? (3) Are there similarities across syndromes …

… Conclusions: This study suggests that the existence of distinct functional somatic syndromes
… For this study, functional somatic symptoms were defined as any current somatic complaint …

Functional somatic syndromes (FSS), like irritable bowel syndrome or fibromyalgia and
other symptoms reflecting bodily distress, are common in practically all areas of medicine …

… as the various “Functional Somatic Syndromes” (… syndromes. There is a long and changing
list of these FSS, which currently includes chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome…

… ) times more likely to have a functional somatic syndrome. This association was robust against
… fatigue syndrome was larger than the association with either irritable bowel syndrome or …

… : function… functional somatic symptoms and syndromes in medical practice. We use this
information to address two fundamental problems in current understanding of functional somatic …

… Functional somatic syndromes are common and disabling conditions that all include chronic
pain, … of central sensitisation as a physiological basis for the functional somatic syndromes. …

… The concept of a general functional somatic syndrome, therefore, reduces the accuracy of
prognosis. I conclude that the concept of a general functional somatic syndrome is unhelpful in …