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somatic symptom disorder & related disorder : treatment

Somatization is the expression of psychological or emotional factors as physical (somatic) symptoms. For instance, some people experience headaches, nausea, back pain, chest pain, or exhaustion as a result of stress. Somatic symptom disorder (formerly known as somatization disorder) and malingering are disorders in which somatization appears. Individuals suffering from these disorders tend to be […]

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Hysterical Amnesia: causes, signs, diagnosis, & treatment.

When someone experiences hysterical amnesia, they lose memory of catastrophic events. The incapacity to remember acts as a protective mechanism in this uncommon illness against situations that elicit feelings of rejection, remorse, or shame. These days, this word is hardly used and is most commonly used to describe dissociative amnesia, which is stress– or trauma-induced