Importance Somatic symptom and related disorders are highly prevalent mental health
disorders among young people. Presentation can be varied, and patients often face long …

Introduction The full impact of an acute illness on subsequent health is seldom explicitly
discussed with patients. Patients' estimates of their likely prognosis have been explored in …

Background The concept of cancer identity is gaining attention as more individuals are living
with cancer as a chronic illness. Research is limited, and results suggest that a self-identity …

Objective Illness and treatment beliefs are important predictors of health outcomes.
However, little is known about their impact on outcomes in psychosomatic rehabilitation …

Abstract Objectives According to the Common Sense Model of self-regulation, cancer
survivors construct perceptions of their illness as a (mal) adaptive mechanism. These …

Objective Few existing studies have investigated the clinical relevance of Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) somatic symptom disorder …

Objective Adverse life events may contribute to the emergence of suicidality. We aimed to
test the relationship between the impact of the Greek recession and suicidal risk in people …

Objective The purpose of the present study was to compare psychological distress between
patients with epilepsy and healthy controls and to evaluate potentially related factors to …

Objective The neurobiological correlates of Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) introduced in
the DSM-5 has been the focus of a limited investigation. We aimed to examine the cortical …

Background EDs globally are under increasing pressure through rising demand. Frequent
attenders are known to have complex health needs and use a disproportionate amount of …