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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2025; 15(1): 100730
Published online Jan 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i1.100730
Global research status and trends of somatic symptom disorder: A bibliometric study
Chao Yang, Kun Zhang, Qian Wang, Shuai Wang, Huan Li, Kai Zhang
Chao Yang, Huan Li, Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100001, China
Kun Zhang, Kai Zhang, Department of Psychiatry, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 238000, Anhui Province, China
Qian Wang, School of Medicine, Jiangxi University of Technology, Nanchang 510001, Jiangxi Province, China
Shuai Wang, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Co-first authors: Chao Yang and Kun Zhang.
Co-corresponding authors: Huan Li and Kai Zhang.
Author contributions: Yang C and Zhang K designed the study; Wang S, Li H, Wang Q and Zhang K contributed to the analysis of the manuscript; All authors involved in the data, writing of this article, all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Kai Zhang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 64 Chaohu North Road, Hefei 238000, Anhui Province, China. zhangkai@ahmu.edu.cn
Received: August 24, 2024
Revised: November 3, 2024
Accepted: December 6, 2024
Published online: January 19, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the somatic symptom disorder (SSD). The main research hotspots and frontiers in the field of SSD are validity and reliability of the SSD criteria, functional impairment of SSD, and the treatment for SSD. More high-quality studies are needed to assess the diagnosis and treatment of SSD.