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 ...

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD formerly known as "somatization disorder" or "somatoform disorder") is a form of mental illness that causes one or more bodily symptoms, including pain. The symptoms may ...

Somatization is the expression of psychological or emotional factors as physical (somatic) symptoms. For example, stress can cause some people to develop headaches, chest pain, back pain, nausea or ...

Some patients, they say, are liars and malingerers, seeking attention or personal gain in the form of days off from work or a lawsuit settlement. Others obsess about being sick or feel genuine pain ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Whereas displacement (see my previous post, The Games People Play) involves the redirection of psychological distress towards someone or something less threatening, somatization involves its ...