Tag: psychosomatic

Study links somatic symptom disorder to changes in brain functional connectivity

From the Wolters Kluwer Health press release: Alterations in functional connectivity of the brain may help in understanding the neurobiological changes leading to somatic symptom disorder (SSD), reports a study… Read more »

Increased reaction to stress linked to gastrointestinal issues in children with autism

From the University of Missouri-Columbia media release: One in 45 American children lives with autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of these children… Read more »

Depression in young people affects the stomach, anxiety the skin

From the Universität Basel media release: Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum… Read more »

Study finds clear link between perceived stress and increased incidence of psychosomatic symptoms

From the University of Gothenburg press release via MedicalXpress: In four out of ten cases, long-term stress suffered by women leads to some form of physical complaint. This is shown… Read more »

Study suggests dance intervention may improve self-rated health of girls with internalizing problems

From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: A dance intervention program improved the self-rated health of Swedish girls with internalizing problems, such as stress and psychosomatic symptoms,… Read more »

Study links lack of job satisfaction to higher risk of lower back pain

From the University of Western Australia press release via HealthCanal: An international researcher based in Perth has found that workers who resign themselves to work in unsatisfactory jobs are more… Read more »

Study suggests people tend to prefer romance movies when feeling cold

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Do romance movies warm people up? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that yes, consumers… Read more »