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Symptom Meaning-making

Symptom Meaning-Making is a theoretical construct in the field of symptom communication that refers to the cognitive and interpretive process through which individuals assign personal significance to bodily symptoms by integrating physiological signals with sociocultural, emotional, and experiential contexts.

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2017–2026

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Publications

106

Does Self-Affirmation, Cognitive Processing, or Discovery of Meaning Explain Cancer-Related Health Benefits of Expressive Writing?

J. David Creswell, Suman Lam, Annette L. Stanton et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2007 · 177 citations

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Somatic awareness, uncertainty, and delay in care-seeking in acute heart failure

Corrine Y. Jurgens · Research in Nursing & Health · 2006 · 154 citations · Full text

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Culture, Context and Experience in Psychiatric Diagnosis

Laurence J. Kirmayer · Psychopathology · 2005 · 138 citations

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De-constructing depersonalization: Further evidence for symptom clusters

Daphne Simeon, David Kozin, Karina Segal et al. · Psychiatry Research · 2007 · 126 citations

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A symptom perception approach to common physical symptoms

Annemarie M. Kolk, Gerrit Hanewald, S. Schagen et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 2003 · 126 citations

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Authors

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    Simon Wessely

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 106 citations

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    D C Morrell

    Guy's Hospital, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 175 citations

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    Leora C. Swartzman

    Western University, Canada

    2 publications · 41 citations

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    Geoff Hebbard

    The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia

    2 publications · 44 citations

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    Sally Woodhouse

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    2 publications · 44 citations

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Institutions

132

  1. Western University

    London, Canada

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    114 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    907 citations

  3. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    283 citations

  4. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    210 citations

  5. Swinburne University of Technology

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    88 citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    88 citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    105 citations

  8. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    118 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 472 citations

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  2. Psychology and Health

    4 publications · 110 citations

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  3. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

    JAPA · 4 publications · 135 citations

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  4. Social Science & Medicine

    3 publications · 174 citations

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  5. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 3 publications · 333 citations

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