Journal of psychosomatic research · 2026
Mapping the network of persistent somatic symptoms across diseases: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the SOMACROSS research unit.
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Strahl André, Maehder Kerstin, Toussaint Anne, Hasenbank Nele, Schramm Christoph, Lohse Ansgar W, Shedden Mora Meike, Huber Tobias B, Schneider Stefan W, Ständer Sonja, Nestoriuc Yvonne, von dem Knesebeck Olaf, Vettorazzi Eik, Zapf Antonia, Löwe Bernd
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BACKGROUND: Persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) are common, functionally disruptive, and stable over time. Understanding symptom interactions may clarify transdiagnostic patterns and inform treatment. This study investigated symptom interrelations in a transdiagnostic sample to identify central symptoms and assess temporal stability.
METHODS: Patients (n = 1134; 63.5% female; mean age 50.6 ± 16.3 years) from the transdiagnostic SOMACROSS research unit were analysed regarding the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), the modified Pain Disability Index (PDI), and two items on symptom severity and impairment (EURONET-SOMA) at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Regularised partial correlation networks were compared between patients with functional somatic/mental disorders (n=316) and patients with somatic diseases (n=818), as well as across different measurements. Stability and invariance was tested with the Network Comparison Test (NCT).
RESULTS: Four symptom clusters emerged: gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and general symptoms. Fatigue/low energy emerged as a central node linking domains. Global symptom severity and impairment (EURONET-SOMA) showed the highest connectivity. Disability in home responsibilities and recreation (PDI) bridged somatic symptoms and daily functioning. The NCT confirmed temporal stability (global strength: p = .815; structure invariance: p = .180), indicating that symptom clusters and central nodes remained consistent over time. The somatic diseases network showed significantly higher connectivity than the functional somatic/mental disorders network (global strength: p = .001), while structural invariance was not significant (p = .197).
METHODS: Patients (n = 1134; 63.5% female; mean age 50.6 ± 16.3 years) from the transdiagnostic SOMACROSS research unit were analysed regarding the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), the modified Pain Disability Index (PDI), and two items on symptom severity and impairment (EURONET-SOMA) at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Regularised partial correlation networks were compared between patients with functional somatic/mental disorders (n=316) and patients with somatic diseases (n=818), as well as across different measurements. Stability and invariance was tested with the Network Comparison Test (NCT).
RESULTS: Four symptom clusters emerged: gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and general symptoms. Fatigue/low energy emerged as a central node linking domains. Global symptom severity and impairment (EURONET-SOMA) showed the highest connectivity. Disability in home responsibilities and recreation (PDI) bridged somatic symptoms and daily functioning. The NCT confirmed temporal stability (global strength: p = .815; structure invariance: p = .180), indicating that symptom clusters and central nodes remained consistent over time. The somatic diseases network showed significantly higher connectivity than the functional somatic/mental disorders network (global strength: p = .001), while structural invariance was not significant (p = .197).