This story has been making rounds online lately. My understanding is that a severely ill child underwent multiple invasive procedures at one hospital and has been tentatively diagnosed as having a ...

Somatoform disorders are a group of widely prevalent disorders situated in the borderland between primary care, medicine and psychiatry. It is often believed that they are found more frequently in ...

The major objective of the WHO International Study of Somatoform Disorders is an understanding of the somatic presentation of psychological problems in different cultures. Relying on an ...

Mental disorders that cause physical symptoms are not included in a major health trends study, despite them impacting as many as 1 in 21 adults, researchers have found. Dr Damian Santomauro from The ...

Numerous terms have been used for symptoms and disorders without a medical diagnosis, e.g. medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), functional symptoms, functional somatic syndromes, central sensitivity ...

Somatization refers to the expression of psychological or emotional problems as physical (somatic) symptoms. A common example is a headache being brought on by stress. Somatization can give rise to a ...

A new study shows that visual and tactile impressions that are related to our own body are prioritized for reaching conscious awareness. This helps us understand how we develop the feeling that the ...

Shared genetic roots: Research shows psychiatric disorders often share genetic variants, pointing to common biological pathways. Social factors matter: Family conflict, bullying, and stigma can be ...