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Aug 2026
Psychodynamic characteristics associated with DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder in patients with persistent physical symptoms: A cross-sectional analysis.
BACKGROUND Persistent physical symptoms (PPS) are distressing bodily complaints that persist irrespective of underlying etiology and represent a descriptive, transdiagnostic umbrella concept. Psychodynamic models highlight attachment-related affect-regulation difficulties and impaired mentalizing as potentially relevan...
S. Berens, Sebastian Dietsche, Chrysovalandis Schwale et al.
· Journal of Affective Disorde... · 0 citations