Stress and resilience in functional somatic syndromes--a structural equation modeling approach.

BACKGROUND: Stress has been suggested to play a role in the development and perpetuation of functional somatic syndromes. The mechanisms of how this might occur are not clear. PURPOSE: We propose a multi-dimensional stress model which posits that childhood trauma increases adult stress reactivity (i...

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Main Authors: Susanne Fischer, Gunnar Lemmer, Mario Gollwitzer, Urs M Nater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4232257?pdf=render