Somatic Symptom Disorder: a narrative review of literature of the last twenty years

Background: according to the DSM-5, somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is characterized by physical symptoms that cause a disruption in patient functioning and by excessive preoccupation about symptoms. There is a high prevalence of SSD in the general population, with a range going from 5 to 7% and with...

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Published in:	Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Main Authors:	Fabrizio Turiaco, Fiammetta Iannuzzo, Abed L. Hadipour, Gianluca Pandolfo, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Antonio Bruno
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Messina 2022-12-01
Subjects:	somatic symptom disorder somatization somatoform disorder medically unexplained symptoms bodily distress syndrome psychosomatic medicine.
Online Access:	https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3482