Research Paper: Relationship Between Traumatic Experiences and Somatic Symptoms Severity in Students مقالة

"Research Paper: Relationship Between Traumatic Experiences and Somatic Symptoms Severity in Students Shahin Sadeghi1, Behrooz Dolatshahi1*, Abbas Pourshahbaz1, Majid Zarei1, Maryam Kami1 1. 211 Article info: Received: 10 Jan. 2017 Accepted: 01 May 2017 Keywords: Somatic symptoms, Childhood trauma, Child maltreatment, Somatoform disorder A B S T R A C T Objective: The present research aimed to study the relationship between traumatic experiences and somatic symptoms severity in students. Conclusion: Study results indicated that traumatic experiences, especially emotional neglect, are important in the prediction of somatic symptoms severity . 4. Discussion The goal of the present study was to examine the re- lationship between traumatic experiences and somatic symptoms severity among the students at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. The find- ings indicated a positive association between traumatic experiences and somatic symptoms severity; this is con- sistent with the findings of Näring & Nijenhuis (2005) who found a positive relationship between traumatic experiences and somatoform dissociation. Early life traumatic experiences increase the likelihood of drug abuse and poor mental and physical health during adulthood (Mersky, Topitzes, & Reynolds, 2013). Pa- pers published in clinical journals on such conditions as anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromy- algia, chronic pain, IBS, and syndromes characterized by multifold somatic symptoms related to psychological dis- tress, often contained a possible association with child- hood abuse (Springer, Sheridan, Kuo, & Carnes, 2007). In addition, the study results can help researchers and clinicians consider traumatic experiences as a risk factor for the development of mental disorders, including somatic symptoms."