Predictors of somatic symptom severity: The role of cumulative history of trauma and adversity in a diverse community sample.
Tamra Burns LoebNataria T Joseph PhDGail E WyattMuyu ZhangDorothy ChinApril ThamesYvorn AswadPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2017)
Exposure to traumatic and adverse events (the LADS) was associated with somatic symptom severity. Furthermore, although PTSS and depressive symptoms partially accounted for the association between the LADS and somatic symptoms, the LADS remained significant, suggesting that both exposure to trauma and adversity and the resultant development of PTSS and depressive symptoms influence the development of somatic symptoms. (PsycINFO Database Record