Somatization: what if it wasn’t just in your head?

2023-10-25 09:00:03

When stress, emotions, anxiety or even psychological suffering transform into physical symptoms, we speak of somatization. Unverbalized psychological suffering can thus resurface. An unconscious mechanism, somatization affects a large number of people. Thus, approximately 10% of the population is or has been affected by somatization.

What is the impact of somatization on the body? How to treat patients?

• Dr Aurélien Benoilid, neurologist, qualified in brief therapies and hypnosis. Founder of Centre Ellipse in Strasbourg, a center specializing in the management of chronic pain and psychosomatic manifestations. Author of No, it’s not just in your head, published by Marregarding
• Dr Christian Eyoum, doctor-psychiatrist, head of service of SESAME (Mental HEALTH SERVICE) of Laquintinie Hospital from Douala, Cameroon.

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