Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a mental health condition that causes people to intently focus on their physical symptoms. This may cause distress or interfere with their daily activities. Other ...

Persistent somatic symptoms are a common feature in many psychiatric disorders. Moderate-to-severe cases often necessitate ...

Should Your Response to Pain Be Considered “Abnormal”? Somatic symptom disorder and the DSM-5 The new category of “somatic symptom disorder” created for the DSM-5 evaluates the coping abilities of ...