scholarly journals Concern for Covid-19 cough, fever and impact on mental health. What about risk of Somatic Symptom Disorder?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
C. Willis ◽  
T. Chalder
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder

scholarly journals Loneliness and Mental Health: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Social Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11963
Author(s):  
Elody Hutten ◽  
Ellen M. M. Jongen ◽  
Anique E. C. C. Vos ◽  
Anja J. H. C. van den Hout ◽  
Jacques J. D. M. van Lankveld
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

Social connectedness is a fundamental human need. The Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) predicts that a lack of social connectedness has long-term mental and physical health consequences. Social support is a potential mechanism through which loneliness influences health. The present cross-sectional study examined the relationship between loneliness and mental health, and the mediating effects of social support in a Dutch adult sample (N = 187, age 20 to 70). The health variables included in the study are anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms as measured by the SCL-90, and the DSM-5 diagnosis somatic symptom disorder. The results indicated that social support partially mediated the relationship between loneliness and anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms. These results indicate that social support partially explains the relationship between loneliness and physical and mental health issues. The relationship between loneliness and being diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder was not mediated by social support. This suggests that the mechanisms through which loneliness relates to either somatic symptoms or somatic symptom disorder are different.

Complexity Assessed by the INTERMED in Patients With Somatic Symptom Disorder Visiting a Specialized Outpatient Mental Health Care Setting: A Cross-sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonna F. van Eck van der Sluijs ◽  
Lars de Vroege ◽  
Annick S. van Manen ◽  
Cees A.Th Rijnders ◽  
Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health

scholarly journals Case Report: Somatic Symptoms Veiling Gender Dysphoria in an Adolescent

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Morabito ◽  
Dora Cosentini ◽  
Gianluca Tornese ◽  
Giulia Gortani ◽  
Serena Pastore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Gender Dysphoria ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Hospital Services ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Psychosocial Impairment ◽  
History Of

Background: Somatic symptom disorder is common in children and adolescents; usually, it is an expression of a mental health problem or other conditions that lead to psychosocial impairment and suffering. Among these, in pubertal age, gender dysphoria should be considered.Case Presentation: We present the case of a 15-year-old girl admitted to the hospital because of a 2-month history of scattered arthralgia and myalgia, headache, and fatigue, with repeated visits to the emergency room. The physical exam was unremarkable, except for step walking and pain. Repeated diagnostic tests were normal, and consecutive psychological interviews disclosed intense suffering due to a gender incongruence. Referral to the hospital gender service was offered and refused by the parents.Conclusions: In pubertal age, gender dysphoria may be expressed through somatoform symptoms. Diagnosis is challenging to accept for the parents even in the presence of adequate multi-disciplinary hospital services.

scholarly journals “Shedding Light on Light”: A Review on the Effects on Mental Health of Exposure to Optical Radiation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1670
Author(s):  
Davide Elia Bertani ◽  
Antonella Maria Pia De Novellis ◽  
Riccardo Farina ◽  
Emanuela Latella ◽  
Matteo Meloni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Optical Radiation ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Light Therapy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Direct Exposure ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions

In relation to human health and functioning, light, or more specifically optical radiation, plays many roles, beyond allowing vision. These may be summarized as: regulation of circadian rhythms; consequences of direct exposure to the skin; and more indirect effects on well-being and functioning, also related to lifestyle and contact with natural and urban environments. Impact on mental health is relevant for any of these specifications and supports a clinical use of this knowledge for the treatment of psychiatric conditions, such as depression or anxiety, somatic symptom disorder, and others, with reference to light therapy in particular. The scope of this narrative review is to provide a summary of recent findings and evidence on the regulating functions of light on human beings’ biology, with a specific focus on mental health, its prevention and care.

scholarly journals Management of somatic symptom disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Biopsychosocial Model ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Clinical Problem ◽  
Stepped Care ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Close Cooperation

This review paper gives an overview of the management of somatic symptom disorder. It starts with a description of the clinical problem of patients with persistent bodily distress, discusses classificatory, epidemiological, and etiological issues and then describes the evidence and practical principles of dealing with these patients who are often seen as “difficult” to treat. It is concluded that the best-suited approach is stepped care with close cooperation of primary care, a somatic specialist, and mental health care professionals operating on the basis of a biopsychosocial model of integrating somatic as well as psychosocial determinants of distress and therapeutic factors.

scholarly journals Bilateral Orchidopexy in a Hypochondriacal (Somatic Symptom Disorder) Patient and Determination of Fitness for Bilateral Orchidectomy

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
A. U. Nwaopara ◽  
Erefagha Leonardo P. Allagoa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
Disorder Patient ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
Time And Energy

Introduction.DSM-5 identifies two disorders: somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder, to replace hypochondriasis in DSM-IV. Patients with both disorders are intensely anxious about the possibility of an undiagnosed illness or devote excessive time and energy to health concerns and are not easily reassured. Both disorders cause considerable distress and life disruption, even at moderate levels. However, hypochondriasis (DSM-IV) is an indication for neither orchidopexy nor orchidectomy. This is the rationale for this report which is the first of its kind to the best of available literature. This is an original case report of interest to a particular clinical specialty of mental health but it will have a broader clinical impact across medicine.Case Presentation. A 30-year-old black male presented to a primary care clinic with multiple internet searches on the topic of testicular pain and its differential diagnosis. He had a bilateral orchidopexy for a suspected torsion. He was referred to mental health unit, to determine fitness for further surgery.Conclusions. If hypochondriasis is suspected in a medical or surgical inpatient, a psychological medicine consultation should be performed, to elucidate the diagnosis, to avoid unnecessary procedures, and to optimize patient’s care.

Historische Entwicklung, Diagnostik und Klassifikation der Somatoformen Störungen – Vergleich von ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR und DSM-5

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 149-155
Author(s):  
M. Zaudig
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Historische Entwicklung ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Illness Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Illness Anxiety

ZusammenfassungDer vorliegende Artikel beschreibt die aktuellen diagnostischen Entwicklungen im Bereich der Somatoformen Störung unter Zugrundelegung der aktuellen S3-Leitlinien für „Nichtspezifische funktionelle und somatoforme Körperbeschwerden“ und der historischen Entwicklung der Somatoformen Störungen (einschließlich der Hypochondrie). Neben einem Vergleich von ICD-10 mit DSM-IV-TR und DSM-5 werden die neuen Kriterien für Somatic Symptom Disorder und Illness Anxiety Disorder (vormals Hypochondrie) nach DSM-5 vorgestellt und diskutiert.

Patients who complain of autonomic dysregulation: A cross-sectional study of patients with somatic symptom disorder

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110255
Author(s):  
Chao-Ying Tu ◽  
Wei-Shih Liu ◽  
Yen-Fu Chen ◽  
Wei-Lieh Huang
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Autonomic Dysregulation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Patient Health

Background: Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is common in medical settings but has been underdiagnosed. Stigma related to psychiatric illness was one of the barriers to making the diagnosis. More and more SSD patients who visited psychiatric clinics with physical complaints identify themselves as having ‘autonomic dysregulation’ in Taiwan. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of patients with a subjective diagnosis of ‘autonomic dysregulation’. Method: We assessed the sociodemographic profile, medical/psychiatric diagnoses, subjective psychiatric diagnoses, perceived psychiatric stigma, help-seeking attitude, and healthcare utilization of 122 participants with SSD. Participants who identified themselves as having ‘autonomic dysregulation’ ( n = 84) were compared to those who did not (n=38). Results: Participants with a subjective diagnosis of ‘autonomic dysregulation’ were younger and had a higher education level than those who did not have such a subjective diagnosis. They also had higher scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and Health Anxiety Questionnaire (HAQ), whereas comorbid psychiatric diagnoses were similar in the two groups. Participants with and without a subjective diagnosis of ‘autonomic dysregulation’ did not have a significant difference in perceived psychiatric stigma and help-seeking attitude/behaviors. In a multiple logistic regression model, only age was associated with having a subjective diagnosis of ‘autonomic dysregulation’. Conclusion: Among SSD patients, those who identify themselves as having ‘autonomic dysregulation’ tend to have higher somatic distress and health anxiety than those who do not. ‘Autonomic dysregulation’ is not associated with perceived psychiatric stigma.

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