WHETHER YOU HAVE pain related to an injury, chronic symptoms from an illness, or just feel tired all the time, it’s understandable to worry about your health and even experience anxiety over it. But ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) causes extreme anxiety about physical symptoms, which can disrupt your daily life. You can try therapy and lifestyle changes to ...

The inclusion of the new somatic symptom disorder category in the soon-to-be-released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) continues to spark heated debate in ...

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Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a mental disorder in which a person has excessive thoughts and behaviors about physical symptoms—such as pain or fatigue—which may or may not have a medical cause.

New DSM-5 creates loose category for those who have disabling somatic symptoms. Feb. 27, 2013— -- Lori Chapo-Kroger was an active intensive care unit nurse, but after a series of mysterious ...

“In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” As we head into the first full month of spring, as the words of Alfred Tennyson wend their way through the minds of so many young ...

Jim cannot move his left arm, which drapes by his side during the interview. He reports the problem started perhaps three months ago, around the same time a close relative passed away. He is not ...

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DSM 5's loosely defined Somatic Symptom Disorder is Szasz worst fear come true." Thank you Ms Chapman. I think Szasz' general critique of psychiatry was far too broad, but he certainly did hit the ...