Abstract. This study examined the effectiveness of psychological interventions for severe health anxiety (SHA) regarding somatic symptoms (SS) and health anxiety (HA). The databases Web of Science, EBSCO, and CENTRAL were searched on May ...

Abstract. Unspecific somatic health complaints and symptoms are common in children and adolescents, varying on a continuum of severity. When persistent and impairing, they are often referred to as functional somatic syndromes (FSS). The ...

Abstract. Recent studies have shown underdiagnosis of severe persistent fatigue in primary care. To study how patients with severe persistent fatigue present in primary care and whether they differ from patients with less severe fatigue ...

Abstract. Models of chronic somatic symptoms assume that abnormalities in interoception are related to the development and maintenance of symptom distress. Different models, however, disagree on the exact nature of the assumed abnormality: ...

Abstract. Studies show a rising trend that individuals who worry about their health regularly search the internet. Recently, potentially negative effects of doing so have been highlighted. Illness anxiety and negative affectivity may ...

Abstract. To improve early detection and adequate treatment for patients with somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRD), we implemented Sofu-Net, a stepped, collaborative, and coordinated health care network. This mixed-methods study ...

Abstract. Despite medical reassurance, non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) frequently persists. Psychological interventions seem promising, but single-session interventions (SSI) are under-studied. To analyze the efficacy of a SSI focusing on ...

Abstract. Health anxiety, characterized by excessive concern about one’s health, is a serious and costly public health problem. The disorder might become chronic if left untreated. Unfortunately many patients do not receive timely or ...