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The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study. / Ma, Dandan; Cao, Jinya; Wei, Jing; Fritzsche, Kurt; Toussaint, Anne-Kristin; Li, Tao; Zhang, Lan; Zhang, Yaoyin; Chen, Hua; Wu, Heng; Ma, Xiquan; Li, Wentian; Ren, Jie; Lu, Wei; Leonhart, Rainer.

In: GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT, Vol. 85, 11.2023, p. 171-176.

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Ma, D, Cao, J, Wei, J, Fritzsche, K, Toussaint, A-K, Li, T, Zhang, L, Zhang, Y, Chen, H, Wu, H, Ma, X, Li, W, Ren, J, Lu, W & Leonhart, R 2023, 'The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study', GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT, vol. 85, pp. 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.10.017

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Ma, D., Cao, J., Wei, J., Fritzsche, K., Toussaint, A-K., Li, T., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Chen, H., Wu, H., Ma, X., Li, W., Ren, J., Lu, W., & Leonhart, R. (2023). The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study. GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT, 85, 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.10.017

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Ma D, Cao J, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A-K, Li T et al. The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study. GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2023 Nov;85:171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.10.017

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title = "The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study",
abstract = "ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and bodily distress syndrome (BDS) and analyze the differences in psychosocial characteristics of patients with the two diagnoses.MethodsA total of 694 general hospital outpatients completed the diagnostic interviews for SSD and BDS, and a set of questionnaires evaluating their psychosocial characteristics. A secondary analysis of these data is done.ResultsSSD and BDS had a moderate overlap (kappa value = 0.43). Patients who fulfilled both SSD and BDS diagnosis showed significantly higher levels of symptom-related psychological distress (SSD-12), somatic symptom severity (PHQ-15), depression (PHQ-9), and general anxiety (GAD-7), as well as lower mental and physical quality of life (SF-12) compared to patients with neither diagnosis and patients with only one diagnosis. Patients with either diagnosis were associated with significantly higher psychosocial impairments as compared to those with neither diagnosis. Patients who only met SSD had higher SSD-12 scores, whereas those with only BDS had higher PHQ-15 scores (p<0.001).ConclusionsSSD and BDS appear to represent somewhat different psychopathologies, with SSD more associated with psychological distress and BDS associated with greater experience of somatic symptoms. Patients fulfilling both diagnosis show higher symptom severity in various psychosocial aspects.",
author = "Dandan Ma and Jinya Cao and Jing Wei and Kurt Fritzsche and Anne-Kristin Toussaint and Tao Li and Lan Zhang and Yaoyin Zhang and Hua Chen and Heng Wu and Xiquan Ma and Wentian Li and Jie Ren and Wei Lu and Rainer Leonhart",
year = "2023",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.10.017",
language = "English",
volume = "85",
pages = "171--176",
journal = "GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT",
issn = "0163-8343",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",

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RIS

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T1 - The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study

AU - Ma, Dandan

AU - Cao, Jinya

AU - Wei, Jing

AU - Fritzsche, Kurt

AU - Toussaint, Anne-Kristin

AU - Li, Tao

AU - Zhang, Lan

AU - Zhang, Yaoyin

AU - Chen, Hua

AU - Wu, Heng

AU - Ma, Xiquan

AU - Li, Wentian

AU - Ren, Jie

AU - Lu, Wei

AU - Leonhart, Rainer

PY - 2023/11

Y1 - 2023/11

N2 - ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and bodily distress syndrome (BDS) and analyze the differences in psychosocial characteristics of patients with the two diagnoses.MethodsA total of 694 general hospital outpatients completed the diagnostic interviews for SSD and BDS, and a set of questionnaires evaluating their psychosocial characteristics. A secondary analysis of these data is done.ResultsSSD and BDS had a moderate overlap (kappa value = 0.43). Patients who fulfilled both SSD and BDS diagnosis showed significantly higher levels of symptom-related psychological distress (SSD-12), somatic symptom severity (PHQ-15), depression (PHQ-9), and general anxiety (GAD-7), as well as lower mental and physical quality of life (SF-12) compared to patients with neither diagnosis and patients with only one diagnosis. Patients with either diagnosis were associated with significantly higher psychosocial impairments as compared to those with neither diagnosis. Patients who only met SSD had higher SSD-12 scores, whereas those with only BDS had higher PHQ-15 scores (p<0.001).ConclusionsSSD and BDS appear to represent somewhat different psychopathologies, with SSD more associated with psychological distress and BDS associated with greater experience of somatic symptoms. Patients fulfilling both diagnosis show higher symptom severity in various psychosocial aspects.

AB - ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and bodily distress syndrome (BDS) and analyze the differences in psychosocial characteristics of patients with the two diagnoses.MethodsA total of 694 general hospital outpatients completed the diagnostic interviews for SSD and BDS, and a set of questionnaires evaluating their psychosocial characteristics. A secondary analysis of these data is done.ResultsSSD and BDS had a moderate overlap (kappa value = 0.43). Patients who fulfilled both SSD and BDS diagnosis showed significantly higher levels of symptom-related psychological distress (SSD-12), somatic symptom severity (PHQ-15), depression (PHQ-9), and general anxiety (GAD-7), as well as lower mental and physical quality of life (SF-12) compared to patients with neither diagnosis and patients with only one diagnosis. Patients with either diagnosis were associated with significantly higher psychosocial impairments as compared to those with neither diagnosis. Patients who only met SSD had higher SSD-12 scores, whereas those with only BDS had higher PHQ-15 scores (p<0.001).ConclusionsSSD and BDS appear to represent somewhat different psychopathologies, with SSD more associated with psychological distress and BDS associated with greater experience of somatic symptoms. Patients fulfilling both diagnosis show higher symptom severity in various psychosocial aspects.

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