Background: Medically unexplained physical symptoms, commonly referred to as functional
somatic symptoms (FSS), are common in pediatric medical settings and associated with …

Background. Findings of diagnostic studies using standardized psychiatric interviews as a
gold standard suggest that family physicians (FPs) both under-and over-diagnose …

BACKGROUND: 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 …

Written by a foremost expert in the field, this hands-on, evidence-based guide describes how
to conduct a comprehensive forensic neuropsychological evaluation and provide expert …

BackgroundObserved co-morbidity among the mood and anxiety disorders has led to the
development of increasingly sophisticated dimensional models to represent the common …

Opioid abuse has continued to increase at an alarming rate since the 1990 s. As
documented by different medical specialties, medical boards, advocacy groups, and the …

Background Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of internet cognitive behavioral
therapy (i CBT) in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The current study …

Background Common mental disorders, particularly unipolar depressive disorders, rank
among the top 5 with respect to the global burden of disease. As a major public health …

The tryptophan catabolite (TRYCAT) pathway is induced by indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase
(IDO), which upon activation depletes plasma tryptophan (TRP) and increases the synthesis …

Objectives Overall success of current tinnitus therapies is low, which may be due to the
heterogeneity of tinnitus patients. Therefore, subclassification of tinnitus patients is expected …