This story has been making rounds online lately. My understanding is that a severely ill child underwent multiple invasive procedures at one hospital and has been tentatively diagnosed as having a ...

The WHO Mental Health Programme has developed several diagnostic interview questionnaires for the reliable and valid assessment of mental disorders. The CIDI is one such tool that has already been ...

Somatization refers to the expression of psychological or emotional problems as physical (somatic) symptoms. A common example is a headache being brought on by stress. Somatization can give rise to a ...

The inclusion of the new somatic symptom disorder category in the soon-to-be-released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) continues to spark heated debate in ...