Abstract Rationale Chronic health conditions (CHCs) are costly and difficult to manage.
Patients often struggle with behavioral adherence to complex treatment regimens and …

Abstract Purpose The Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) assesses the
psychological features of DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD). The present study …

Psychological resilience allows one to cope successfully with adversities occurring during
stressful periods, which may otherwise trigger mental illness. Recent models suggest that …

Introduction: Persistent medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are a major burden for
health care. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is efficacious for patients with MUS, with …

Abstract Objective The Patient Health Questionnaire—15 (PHQ-15) is a frequently used
questionnaire to assess somatic symptom burden. Recently, the Somatic Symptom Scale—8 …

Neonatal infection is associated with increased lifetime risk for neuropsychiatric disorders
including anxiety and depression, with evidence showing that dysregulation of the …

This editorial is being written to update colleagues on DSM-V discussions concerning
proposed changes to the DSM-IV chapter “Somatoform Disorders.” One suggestion is to …

Chronic primary pain (CPP) is a group of diseases with longterm pain and functional
disorders but without structural or specific tissue pathologies. CPP is becoming a serious …

Objective Somatization is a symptom cluster characterized by 'psychosomatic'symptoms, that
is, medically unexplained symptoms, and is a common component of other conditions …

Background Despite the high co-morbidity of depressive symptoms in patients with multiple
somatic symptoms, the validity of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) has not …