When somatic symptoms and adopting the sick role shape your identity. KU Leuven
Somatic symptoms are a common phenomenon, but for many symptoms, no clear medical explanation can be found. In line with emerging trends in the literature, this distinction between medically explained and unexplained symptoms was omitted with the introduction of somatic symptom disorder in DSM-5 and emphasis was put on illness behaviors and cognitions, such as health anxiety and concerns about the medical severity and negative consequences of ...