Archive for month: January, 2026

The Psychological Factors in Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Medically unexplained symptoms, somatization, somatic symptom disorder, somatofrom disorders, bodily distress disorder, nociplastic symptoms, primary pain, etc. are all terms and diagnoses of what we now…

These factors (not the ones you think of) are associated with worse arthritis

When people think of arthritis, they think joint and cartilage damage. It's the wear and tear of the joint lining that's the main cause of pain intensity and limitations the person has. Well this study…

Attachment Style and Chronic Pain Relationship

One of psychological mediators I want to highlight today that has an association with chronic pain (neuroplastic symptoms) is attachment style. Attachment style reflects how you behave in relationships…