Somatic symptom disorder in gastroesophageal reflux disease: a key factor contributing to severe symptoms and impaired quality of life
SSD aggravates GERD symptoms and mediates impaired QOL by reflux and sleep disturbance. Screening SSD with PHQ-15 is recommended, particularly in females and those with laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms.
Authors
- Li Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3371-5013)
- Weichen Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9348-4662)
- Yurong Tang
- Ya Jiang
Institutions
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1762738
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00