the aetiology behind odor-related chronic somatic symptoms (o-rcss) is unknown, although both immunological and psychiatric causes have been suggested. the aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of self-reported asthma and hay fever and psychiatric symptoms in individuals having o-rcss compared to individuals with similar chronic somatic symptoms (css) which were not odors-related,...

BACKGROUND Diagnostic criteria for somatization disorder emphasize its early onset and long-term stability. Research assessments of somatization disorder depend on lifetime recall of medically unexplained somatic symptoms. METHODS Longitudinal data from the World Health Organization Psychological Problems in General Health Care study were used to examine stability of somatization disorder and...

several factors may make children vulnerable to psychological problems. attachment style can be considered as a risk factor for later psychological pathology. the main purpose of this study was to explain vulnerability to somatization and anxiety based on attachment styles in university students in tehran. the research method was descriptive- correlation. the statistical population comprised of...

could be clearer: Background could explain why the particular factors of interest were picked. Action taken: In the revised manuscript, the following was added in the background section of the abstract: “Low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and female gender have been found to be associated with both depression and eczema, whereas somatization and health anxiety are known to be associated with anx...

S omatoform disorders comprise a group of psychiatric illnesses in which patients report physical symptoms that cannot be fully accounted for by a known medical condition. In children and adolescents somatization can result in significant disability and functional impairment including poor academic performance and serious emotional and behavioural psychopathology (Campo et al., 1999). Somatizat...