How the integration of normal medical test results can be improved in patients with somatoform disorders—An experimental study.

Conclusions: By comparing patients with SFD to both a healthy and a clinical control group, the current study suggests that the difficulty in processing reassuring medical information is a specific psychopathological feature of SFD. Furthermore, our results suggest that the integration of medical reassurance can be improved by preventing patients from devaluing reassuring information through dismissive cognitive strategies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Health Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research