Almost 40 percent of perimenopausal women in a Monash University-led study had untreated and potentially debilitating ...

Nightly sleep duration greater than 9.9 hours in the first week postconcussion is associated with higher symptom burden among adolescents.

Scientists have corrected gene mutations in mice causing an ultra-rare disease by editing DNA directly in the brain with a ...

In a recent TikTok video, Alabama Barker opened up about her struggles with health anxiety, including the "real and scary" symptoms she experiences.

Functional Somatic Disorders (FSD) present a significant challenge in the health-care system, characterized by persistent, distressing physical symptoms without sufficient medical or psychiatric ...

Enter the concept of “somatic mimics,” the idea that when the body responds to anxiety, the resultant symptoms can mimic more serious physical conditions.

Somatic symptom disorder, meanwhile, includes anxiety, but "adds this extra thing of phantom symptoms," she says.

The second syndrome is somatic symptom disorder, in which people worry about actual symptoms—a rapid heartbeat, say, or high blood pressure.

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is characterized by persistent physical symptoms that cause significant distress and functional impairment. Despite the widespread use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors ...

Somatic symptom disorder is a mental health condition. It causes obsession over real physical symptoms, such as fatigue or pain, and their potential causes.

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.