Clinical outcomes, medical costs, and medication usage patterns of different somatic symptom disorders and functional somatic syndromes: a population-based study in Taiwan

CONCLUSION: All SSD/FSS shared similar clinical outcomes and medical costs. The high hazard ratio for suicide in SSD deserves clinical attention.PMID:37981870 | DOI:10.1017/S0033291723003355

Source: Psychological Medicine - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chi-Shin Wu Tzu-Ting Chen Shih-Cheng Liao Wei-Chia Huang Wei-Lieh Huang Source Type: research