Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a mental health condition that causes people to intently focus on their physical symptoms. This may cause distress or interfere with their daily activities. Other ...

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 ...

Somatization is the body’s physical expression of emotion. Here’s an example: Let’s say you’re worried about a difficult conversation you’re about to have, and you develop a headache. That ache could ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...