Somatization disorder is a psychiatric condition marked by multiple medically unexplained physical, or somatic, symptoms. However, studies of unexplained somatic symptoms in the general population find less striking differences in rates between men and women. Specific symptoms may vary across cultures.
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www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Somatization-disorder.html
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Main Outcome Measures Recordings of heart interbeat intervals, skin conductance levels, respirations, motion, and ratings of subjective somatic symptoms and tension or anxiety.
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archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/61/9/913
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Medical syndromes (such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and irritable bowel syndromes) highlight patterns of somatic symptoms,
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www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7358/265
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Prevalence of somatic symptoms (other than headache) in the previous six months in 11-17 year olds in Europe. Adapted from Health behaviour in school-aged...
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www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7498/1012
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The PHQ-15 comprises 15 somatic symptoms from the PHQ, each symptom scored from 0 ("not bothered at all") to 2 ("bothered a lot"). The PHQ-15 was administered to 6000 patients in eight general internal medicine and family practice clinics and seven obstetrics-gynecology clinics.
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Among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), physical and somatic symptoms are associated with a high degree of disability and healthcare utilization. However, little is known regarding the treatment of these symptoms with standard pharmacotherapy.
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psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/47/4/348
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Two areas of diagnostic and therapeutic concern are the confusion between depressive and somatic symptoms, in chronic disease, and in particular the...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570790/
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A visual analog scale (VAS) derived from the CIDI list of somatic symptoms was used to quantify current somatic symptoms reported by the patient. Symptoms initially reported as present were each rated individually along a 100-mm line that ranged from 0 (not present) to 100 (extremely severe).
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www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/5/4/328
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Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine -- An International Study of the Relation between Somatic Symptoms and Depression An International Study of the Relation between Somatic Symptoms and Depressio...
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content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/341/18/1329
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