Background Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms for
which no adequate medical explanation can be found after proper examination. The …

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

Background. Research on the dimensional structure and reliability of the Hospital Anxiety
and Depression Scale (HADS) and its relationship with age is scarce. Moreover, its efficacy …

Purpose This study investigates the neck/shoulder pain (NSP) and low back pain (LBP)
among current high school students in Shanghai and explores the relationship between …

A significant proportion of symptoms are medically unexplained. People experience illness
but no pathological basis for the symptoms can be discerned by the medical profession …

Health anxiety, incorporating hypochondriasis, disease phobia, and somatic delusions, is a
common issue in primary care. It is disruptive to family members and medical providers as …

Objective: To review the evidence from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that have focused
on the treatment of patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4 th …

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 …

The present investigation employed meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of cognitive–
behavioral therapy (CBT) for hypochondriasis/health anxiety as well as potential moderators …

Objective: Few treatments for somatization have been proven effective. In the past decade,
however, clinical trials of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) have been promising. Our aim …