Objective Psychological treatments for somatic symptom disorder and functional somatic
syndromes (SSD/FSS) achieve moderate effects only, potentially because of the high …

Introduction Numerous psychological factors are believed to play a pivotal role in the
development and maintenance of persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) in all fields of …

Objective The harmonization of core outcome domains in clinical trials facilitates comparison
and pooling of data, and simplifies the preparation and review of research projects and …

Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to update and give an
overview of the evidence from published literature that focused on the efficacy of cognitive …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of psychosomatic therapy versus care as usual in
primary care for patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS). Methods We conducted a …

Introduction: Functional somatic disorders (FSD) are common and costly, thereby driving the
need for the development of effective brief treatment options. Short-term psychodynamic …

Objective A recent meta-analysis of 17 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) showed that
Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP) for functional somatic disorders (FSD) …

BackgroundMany specialty-specific functional somatic syndrome diagnoses exist to
describe people who are experiencing so-called medically unexplained symptoms …

Introduction Concern for negative effects of psychotherapy for functional somatic syndromes
(FSS) has been expressed by clinicians and some patient associations, which may prevent …

Objective Engaging patients in treatment for functional somatic symptoms (FSS) relies on a
shared understanding of the mechanisms underlying the complaints. Despite this, little is …