However, somatic symptoms tend to be associated with a prolonged course. As such many anti-anxiety drugs are contraindicated for regular treatment because of the risk of dependence associated with long term use. Consequently, other non-drug treatments, such as cognitive therapy and anxiety management...
illness anxiety disorder:a disorder in which a person does not typically have physical symptoms, rather they are preoccupied with a fear of developing a severe medical condition. The two categories of patients in this group are the care-seeking type and care-avoidant type. somatic symptom dis...
Cognitive and somatic symptoms of anxiety during dissociative and epileptic seizuresL.H., GoldsteinR.S., DelamontJ.D.C., Mellers
This study (n = 304) examined the relationship between somatic symptoms and social anxiety. Significant differences in the experience of somatic symptoms were found among four groups (i.e. performance anxious, interaction anxious, generalized socially anxious, and controls). Post hoc analyses revealed...
The meaning of SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDER is a disorder characterized by a heightened awareness of various physical bodily sensations or symptoms accompanied by the tendency to interpret these sensations and symptoms as indicative of medical illness; speci
Letters to the EditorSomatic Symptoms in Anxiety Disorder: Reply to Kohrt and ColleaguesHoge, Elizabeth A. MD; Tamrakar, Sharad M. MD Abstract An abstract is unavailable. This article is available as HTML full text and PDF.© 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.Login...
The researchers found that people with somatic symptom disorders had more severe physical symptoms and mood symptoms (depression/anxiety/anger) and decreased connectivity in some DMNs compared to the control group. In particular, they found that anxiety and anger had a significant effect on the funct...
At present, the relationship between somatic symptoms and symptoms of anxiety of health professionals during the COVID-19 has not been reported. The purpose of this study was to explore the frequency of somatic symptoms and its related factors in health professionals with symptoms of anxiety during...
The aims of this study were to address the experience of anxiety, depressive and somatic symptoms among adults with congenital heart disease in comparison with that of non-heart diseased persons considering the role of various factors (e.g. socio-economic). In cross-sectional case–control study...
castration anxiety - (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women hypochondria, hypochondriasis - chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments overanxiety - excessive anxi...