Somatization: A Riddle Wrapped Up in an Enigma

Somatization: A Riddle Wrapped Up in an Enigma

A propensity to experience psychological distress and their expression in the form of somatic symptoms and to seek medical help for them is called Somatization. It is basically an inception of some psychiatric conditions like Affective Disorders (anxiety and depression) and Somatoform Disorders. A...

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Main Authors:	S. Arsalan Ali, S. Aimen Waqar, M. Javed Qasim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College 2020-12-01
Series:	Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care
Subjects:	somatization psychological distress affective disorders.
Online Access:	https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/0f4910b1-e334-46f7-82e4-87da9628cc22.pdf

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