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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anxiety is both a mental and physical state of negative expectation—mentally characterized by increased arousal and negative expectancy tortured into worry, and physically by activation of multiple ...

Somatic symptom disorder is defined as mental health disorders that are characterized by prominent perceived somatic symptoms which result in distress and impairment to the individual. The Diagnostic ...

Anxiety is a common term for worrying or feeling stressed about things. While everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, some people experience so much anxiety that they cannot stop worrying or ...