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Neurobiology of Somatization

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Theoretical Mechanisms:<br />

A new Biopsychosocial Model<br />

A developmental theory<br />

•<strong>Somatization</strong> is not a disorder,<br />

but a developmentally<br />

appropriate response to stress in<br />

infants which normally<br />

diminishes with age as more<br />

mature capacities for distress and<br />

affect regulation are developed.<br />

• Landa A, Psychosom Med 2012;74:717

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