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Mind-body interactions in anxiety and somatic symptoms

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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:56 authored by Núria Mallorquí-Bagué, Antonio Bulbena, Guillem Pailhez, Sarah Garfinkel, Hugo CritchleyHugo Critchley
Anxiety and somatic symptoms have a high prevalence in the general population. A mechanistic understanding of how different factors contribute to the development and maintenance of these symptoms, which are highly associated with anxiety disorders, is crucial to optimize treatments. In this article, we review recent literature on this topic and present a redefined model of mind-body interaction in anxiety and somatic symptoms, with an emphasis on both bottom-up and top-down processes. Consideration is given to the role played in this interaction by predisposing physiological and psychological traits (e.g., interoception, anxiety sensitivity, and trait anxiety) and to the levels at which mindfulness approaches may exert a therapeutic benefit. The proposed model of mind-body interaction in anxiety and somatic symptoms is appraised in the context of joint hypermobility syndrome, a constitutional variant associated with autonomic abnormalities and vulnerability to anxiety disorders.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Harvard Review of Psychiatry

ISSN

1067-3229

Publisher

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

Issue

1

Volume

24

Page range

53-60

Department affiliated with

  • BSMS Neuroscience Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-01-11

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