Journal of psychosomatic researchHumansFemaleMaleIrritable Bowel SyndromeCross-Sectional Studies
Somatic symptom disorder in patients with irritable bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis - Cross-sectional baseline findings from the SOMA.GUT-RCT.
Luisa Peters, Anna Matysiak, Sina Hübener, Ansgar W Lohse, Yvonne Nestoriuc, Kerstin Maehder, Bernd Löwe
Published: 202510.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112395
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is characterised by distressing somatic symptoms accompanied by excessive symptom-related thoughts, emotions, or behaviour. While initial evidence supports SSD's relevance in gastrointestinal conditions like…
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