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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Somatic Symptom Disorder

F JasperM Witthöft

subject

Pain disorderPsychotherapistCognitive restructuringIllness anxiety disorderCognitionDysfunctional familySomatic symptom disordermedicine.diseasemedicineAnxietymedicine.symptomPsychologySomatizationClinical psychology

description

Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) represents a novel diagnosis that was first introduced in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . SSD is characterized by at least one persistent somatic symptom accompanied by dysfunctional cognitive, affective, or behavioral reactions. With the exact causes and maintaining factors still being unknown, multidisciplinary theoretical approaches (i.e., biological, psychological, social explanatory) are necessary for understanding the development and maintenance of SSD. Regarding the psychotherapeutic treatment of SSD, modular cognitive behavioral treatment approaches which focus on cognitive restructuring, stress reduction, emotion regulation, and changes of illness behavior are currently most promising.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-397045-9.00096-3