ABC of psychological medicine: Chronic multiple functional somatic symptoms

ABC of psychological medicine: Functional somatic symptoms and syndromes.

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ABC of Psychological Medicine

Chronic functional somatic symptoms: a single syndrome?

BACKGROUND Reliable longitudinal data of patients with functional somatic symptoms in general practice are lacking. AIMS To identify distinctive features in patients with chronic functional somatic symptoms, and to determine whether these symptoms support the hypothesis of the existence of specific somatic syndromes. DESIGN OF STUDY Observational study, with a comparison control group. SE...

ABC of psychological medicine. The consultation.

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Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Mindfulness in Psychological and Somatic Symptoms of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

BACKGROUND Negative emotions are the best predictors for psychological and physical health. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the role of difficulties in emotion regulation and mindfulness on psychological and somatic symptoms of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, the studied sample was selected using census metho...