Terrorism and the resultant wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have heightened the pressure on military members and their families. The number of operational troops and the intensity of the operational ...

Somatization is the expression of psychological or emotional factors as physical (somatic) symptoms. For example, stress can cause some people to develop headaches, chest pain, back pain, nausea or ...

Somatization refers to the condition in which mental (psychological) problems manifest in the form of physical (somatic) symptoms. Although the symptoms may be caused by a medical problem, often no ...

Somatization is the transformation or conversion of uncomfortable feelings into more tolerable physical symptoms. At its most dramatic, this may involve the loss of motor function in a particular ...

This study supports the notion that unexplained physical symptoms in dental patients may be psychological in origin and may result from somatization. The results suggest that it is important that GDPs ...

This study supports the notion that unexplained physical symptoms in dental patients may be psychological in origin and may result from somatization. The results suggest that it is important that GDPs ...

In the twilight hours the night before an exam, medical students may have a peculiar experience: they start manifesting the symptoms of the diseases they are studying. As they read their textbooks, ...

Somatization is the body’s physical expression of emotion. Here’s an example: Let’s say you’re worried about a difficult conversation you’re about to have, and you develop a headache. That ache could ...

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