Background Approximately 10% of the general population and around one third of adult
patients in clinical populations suffer from functional somatic symptoms. These take many forms, …

Objective: Our objective was to review and compare, with meta-analytic methods, observational
studies on the association of medically unexplained physical symptoms, anxiety, and …

Although functional somatic syndromes (FSS) show substantial overlap, treatment research
is mostly confined to single syndromes, with a lack of valid and generally accepted …

Background Research in embodied artificial intelligence (AI) has increasing clinical relevance
for therapeutic applications in mental health services. With innovations ranging from ‘…

Repeated interactions between infant and caregiver result in either secure or insecure
relationship attachment patterns, and insecure attachment may affect individual emotion-…

OBJECTIVE: Depression, anxiety, and somatization are the most frequently observed mental
disorders in primary health care. Our main objective was to draw on the often neglected …

… Author links open overlay panel Francis Creed , Elspeth Guthrie , Per Fink , Peter
Henningsen , Winfried Rief , Michael Sharpe , Peter White … Henningsen P, Creed FH …

Background Vertigo and dizziness are often not fully explained by an organic illness, but
instead are related to psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to evaluate psychiatric …

Functional somatic syndromes (FSS), like irritable bowel syndrome or fibromyalgia and
other symptoms reflecting bodily distress, are common in practically all areas of medicine …

Background 4–10% of the general population and 20% of primary care patients have what
are called “non-specific, functional, and somatoform bodily complaints.” These often take a …