several factors may make children vulnerable to psychological problems. attachment style can be considered as a risk factor for later psychological pathology. the main purpose of this study was to explain vulnerability to somatization and anxiety based on attachment styles in university students in tehran. the research method was descriptive- correlation. the statistical population comprised of...

could be clearer: Background could explain why the particular factors of interest were picked. Action taken: In the revised manuscript, the following was added in the background section of the abstract: “Low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and female gender have been found to be associated with both depression and eczema, whereas somatization and health anxiety are known to be associated with anx...

S omatoform disorders comprise a group of psychiatric illnesses in which patients report physical symptoms that cannot be fully accounted for by a known medical condition. In children and adolescents somatization can result in significant disability and functional impairment including poor academic performance and serious emotional and behavioural psychopathology (Campo et al., 1999). Somatizat...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of somatization and depression with the degree of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostate hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) and changes in psychometric profiles including somatization and depression after treatment of LUTS/BPH. METHODS Subjects were evaluated at baseline and at week 12 following routine treatment for LUTS/BPH using the Interna...

conclusions palpitation is the most common symptom in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and somatization disorders. according to the results of this study, psychiatric causes have an important role in iranian patients complaining of palpitations (benign form). considering this fact may lead to a more effective treatment of benign palpitations. patients and methods this is a case-control stu...