Michael Witthöft

TL;DR: A systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled studies examined the efficacy and tolerability of different types of antidepressants, the combination of an antidepressant and an antipsychotic, antipsychotics alone, or natural products in adults with somatoform disorders in adults to improve optimal treatment decisions.

TL;DR: It is suggested that trait health anxiety and cyberchondria serve as risk factors, whereas information about the pandemic and adaptive emotion regulation might represent buffering factors for anxiety during a virus pandemic.

TL;DR: The prevailing theoretical approach to this problem is described and a new and more comprehensive model of the body‐symptom relationship that integrates existing concepts within a unifying framework that addresses many of the shortcomings of current theory is proposed.

TL;DR: The efficacy of short-term psychotherapy for MUPS is investigated through a multiple-phase literature search and significant moderator variables were identified as the type, mode, and setting of therapy, number of therapy sessions, profession of therapist, age and sex of patients, quality of diagnostic procedure, and the control of concomitant treatments.

TL;DR: Media reports about the adverse effects of supposedly hazardous substances can increase the likelihood of experiencing symptoms following sham exposure and developing an apparent sensitivity to it, which is required to counter these negative effects.