Somatic symptom disorder

Here are entered works on a disorder in which the patient has numerous, recurrent, and long-lasting bodily complaints that are not due to any physical cause. Works on a disorder in which the patient shows unrealistic and excessive fear and anxiety about potential health problems are entered under [Illness anxiety disorder.]

found: Work cat.: Current concepts of somatization : research and clinical perspectives, c1991.

found: Kaplan psych.:("DSM III-R Somatization disorder was derived directly from Briquet's syndrome")

found: American Psychiatric Association web site, viewed Oct. 15, 2021(What Is Somatic Symptom Disorder? Somatic symptom disorder is diagnosed when a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms. The physical symptoms may or may not be associated with a diagnosed medical condition, but the person is experiencing symptoms and believes they are sick (that is, not faking the illness). A person is not diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder solely because a medical cause can't be identified for a physical symptom. The emphasis is on the extent to which the thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to the illness are excessive or out of proportion)

Here are entered works on a disorder in which the patient has numerous, recurrent, and long-lasting bodily complaints that are not due to any physical cause. Works on a disorder in which the patient shows unrealistic and excessive fear and anxiety about potential health problems are entered under [Illness anxiety disorder.]