A Study of Pathology in Patients with Functional Somatic Syndromes by Psychophysiological and Psychological Evaluations.

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Several clustering patterns of physiological stress responses were found in patients with functional somatic syndromes (FSSs). Dissociations between physiological state and corresponding subjective feeling on stress load, mood deviations such as anxiety and depression, somatosensory amplification, and alexithymia tendency were also found in FSSs. Moreover, the salivary amylase level was elevated related to mental tension, anxiety and depression in FSSs, suggesting significance of autogenic training for the state. Assessments on physiological, psychological function and the relationship between these functions are important in FSSs, and approaches based on the assessments should be considered.