Somatic symptom disorder is a condition in which a person feels extreme anxiety about physical sensations, such as pain or fatigue. This preoccupation with physical symptoms causes significant ...

Alterations in functional connectivity of the brain may help in understanding the neurobiological changes leading to somatic symptom disorder (SSD), researchers report in a new study. Alterations in ...

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) causes extreme anxiety about physical symptoms, which can disrupt your daily life. You can try ...

New DSM-5 creates loose category for those who have disabling somatic symptoms. Feb. 27, 2013— -- Lori Chapo-Kroger was an active intensive care unit nurse, but after a series of mysterious ...

Millions of people could be mislabeled as mentally ill when psychiatry's bible of diagnoses is updated in May, warns a doctor. Millions of people could be mislabeled as mentally ill when psychiatry's ...

The findings of this cohort study suggest that sexual assault may increase the risk of developing functional somatic disorder (FSD), involving multiple body systems. Functional somatic disorder is ...

You may have illness anxiety if you constantly worry about sickness and check yourself for symptoms. With somatic symptom disorder, you'll also have persistent physical health issues you can't explain ...

Functional somatic disorders are common and costly, thereby driving the need for the development of effective brief treatment options. Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy is one candidate treatment ...