Somatic symptom disorder comorbidity in chronic cough: prevalence, clinical features, and neuroimaging characteristics
Tongyangzi Zhang, Heng Wu, Haodong Bai, Yaxing Zhou, Yiqing Zhu, Wanzhen Li, Shengyuan Wang, Jashin In, Nadire Wubulikasimu, Xianghuai Xu, Li Yu · 2026
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Tongyangzi Zhang and co-authors study how often a chronic cough comes with somatic symptom disorder, in a 2026 paper. Somatic symptom disorder involves distressing body symptoms plus heavy worry about them. Chronic cough can persist long after its first cause fades. Mind and body factors may then keep it going.
The team enrolled more than four hundred patients with chronic cough. Structured interviews sorted patients who met the disorder's criteria from those who did not. Groups were compared on symptoms, mood, and life traits. A small subset also had brain scans. Results show how common the overlap is and how the groups differ. Chest clinics gain reason to screen mood and worry. Combined care may help patients whom cough drugs alone fail.
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| CREATOR | Tongyangzi Zhang, Heng Wu, Haodong Bai, Yaxing Zhou, Yiqing Zhu, Wanzhen Li, Shengyuan Wang, Jashin In, Nadire Wubulikasimu, Xianghuai Xu, Li Yu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |