This study supports the notion that unexplained physical symptoms in dental patients may be psychological in origin and may result from somatization. The results suggest that it is important that GDPs ...

Terrorism and the resultant wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have heightened the pressure on military members and their families. The number of operational troops and the intensity of the operational ...

This study supports the notion that unexplained physical symptoms in dental patients may be psychological in origin and may result from somatization. The results suggest that it is important that GDPs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Psychosocial morbidities are linked to higher levels of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable ...

Somatization is the transformation or conversion of uncomfortable feelings into more tolerable physical symptoms. At its most dramatic, this may involve the loss of motor function in a particular ...

Adults who have suffered childhood trauma exhibit a higher degree of somatization, i.e. mental suffering expressed through physical complaints that may lead them to consulting a physician. What ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Psychological factors, particularly anxiety, increased risk for developing infectious gastroenteritis, which in ...

In the twilight hours the night before an exam, medical students may have a peculiar experience: they start manifesting the symptoms of the diseases they are studying. As they read their textbooks, ...

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) use over 50 percent more health resources than people without the disorder. Even though there are definitive guidelines to diagnose IBS through simple ...

IBS abdominal pain during adulthood may be explained by somatization following childhood trauma. Somatization plays a partial role in mediating the relationship between childhood trauma and irritable ...

Objective To examine relationship between pre-injury somatization and post-injury mental health on concussion recovery among adolescents. Design Retrospective chart review. Setting Multi-disciplinary ...