Frequency and comorbidity of somatoform disorders in adolescents: Results of a study of adolescent in BremenAbstract. Using data from the Bremer Adolescents study, this article presents some findings on the frequency, comorbidity and psychosocial ...
Imagined ugliness: Body dysmorphic disorder from a psychological viewAbstract.Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by an excessive and distressful preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance. Objective: The current ...
Cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for somatising patients by the general practitionerAbstract.Background: Due to high utilization of medical services somatising patients cause high health care costs. Objective: Do psychosocial ...
Experience of Emotions and Somatic Symptoms: The Effects of Inducing Anger and Sadness on Somatic Symptom ReportsAbstract.Background: Current perception models of physical complaints assume that negative emotional states (e. g., anxiety and sadness) ...