Persistent SOMAtic symptoms ACROSS diseases — from risk factors to modification: scientific framework and overarching protocol of the interdisciplinary SOMACROSS research unit (RU 5211)

• Ansgar W Lohse,
• Sonja Ständer,
• Stefan W Schneider,
• Olaf von dem Knesebeck,
• Bernd Löwe,
• Christoph Schramm,
• Yvonne Nestoriuc,
• Antonia Zapf,
• Meike Shedden-Mora,
• Eik Vettorazzi,
• Viola Andresen,
• Omer Van den Bergh,
• Tobias B Huber,
• Gudrun Schneider,
• Anne Toussaint

Affiliations

Ansgar W Lohse

I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Sonja Ständer

Department of Dermatology, Medical University Center Münster, Münster, Germany

Stefan W Schneider

Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Olaf von dem Knesebeck

Medical Sociology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Bernd Löwe

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Christoph Schramm

I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Yvonne Nestoriuc

Department of Psychology, Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Armed Forces Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Antonia Zapf

Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Meike Shedden-Mora

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Eik Vettorazzi

Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Viola Andresen

Department of Gastroenterology, Israelitic Hospital, Hamburg, Germany

Omer Van den Bergh

Research Group on Health Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Tobias B Huber

III. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Gudrun Schneider

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Münster, Münster, Germany

Anne Toussaint

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany