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Symptom Amplification

Symptom Amplification is a psychological construct denoting the disproportionate reporting and perception of bodily sensations as severe or disabling, distinguished by an individual’s heightened cognitive and affective responsiveness to somatic symptoms beyond their physiological basis.

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2017–2026

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The amplification of somatic symptoms.

Arthur J. Barsky, John D. Goodson, Richard S. Lane et al. · Psychosomatic Medicine · 1988 · 669 citations

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Hypochondriasis and Somatosensory Amplification

Arthur J. Barsky, Grace Wyshak · The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1990 · 333 citations

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A validation study of the Whitely Index, the Illness Attitude Scales, and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale in general medical and general practice patients

Anne Speckens, Philip Spinhoven, Peter P.A. Sloekers et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · 1996 · 306 citations

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Somatic complaints among pregnant women cared for in obstetrics: normal pregnancy or depressive and anxiety symptom amplification revisited?

Rosemary Kelly, Joan Russo, Wayne Katon · General Hospital Psychiatry · 2001 · 167 citations

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Relationship Between Somatosensory Amplification and Alexithymia in a Japanese Psychosomatic Clinic

Mutsuhiro Nakao, Arthur J. Barsky, Hiroaki Kumano et al. · Psychosomatics · 2002 · 119 citations

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Authors

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  1. AJ
    Arthur J. Barsky

    Harvard University, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. FK
    Ferenc Köteles

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  3. DS
    Donald S. Ciccone

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    2 publications · 76 citations

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  4. MH
    Marc H. Lavietes

    University Hospital, Newark, United States

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  5. EK
    Edward Kaufman

    University of California, Irvine Medical Center, United States

    1 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

56

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    242 citations

  2. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    Newark, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    273 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. Eötvös Loránd University

    Budapest, Hungary

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  5. University of California, Irvine Medical Center

    Orange, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  6. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  7. Philipps University of Marburg

    Marburg, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. Psychopathology

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 94 citations

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  3. Journal of Psychosomatic Research

    2 publications · 329 citations

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  4. Psychosomatic Medicine

    1 publications · 669 citations

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  5. General Hospital Psychiatry

    1 publications · 167 citations

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