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	Somatization disorder - Definition, Description, Causes and symptoms, Demographics, Diagnosis, Treatments, Prognosis, ...
		Somatization disorder has long been recognized by psychiatrists and psychologists, and was originally called Briquet's syndrome in honor of Paul Briquet, a French physician who first described the disorder in the nineteenth century.
		The physical symptoms that characterize somatization disorder cannot be attributed to medical conditions or to the use of drugs, and individuals with somatization disorder often undergo numerous medical tests (with negative results) before the psychological cause of their distress is identified.
		The typical person with somatization disorder has suffered from physical pain, discomfort, and dysfunction for an extended period of time and consulted several doctors; they are hopeful that they one can be found who can identify the cause of their illness and provide relief.
	www.minddisorders.com /Py-Z/Somatization-disorder.html (1759 words)

	Encyclopedia: Somatization disorder
		Somatization disorder (or "somatoform disorder", or "Briquet's disorder") is a type of mental illness in which a patient manifests a psychiatric condition as a physical complaint.
		Somatization disorder is a syndrome described by diagnostic criteria found in DSM-IV, the current diagnostic and statistical manual published by the American Psychiatric Association.
		Somatization disorder is a chronic condition in which there are numerous physical complaints -- lasting for years and resulting in substantial impairment -- that are caused by psychological problems and for which no underlying physical problem can be identified.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Somatization-disorder (462 words)

	Self Sickness Somatization
		Somatization is a common cause of absenteeism from work, and an extraordinarily large portion of physician time and effort is spent with individuals who seek medical attention, not simply because of the nature of the symptoms, but more as a result of their frequency, severity, and persistence (Kellner, 1990; Kirmayer, 1986).
		Indeed, somatization disorder probably begins in adolescence, or even childhood, as the person develops a mental representation of illness and its personal and social consequences, and begins to incorporate Abeing sick@ into his or her self-concept and the sick role into his or her repertoire of social behaviors.
		Cloninger, C.R. Diagnosis of somatoform disorders: A critique of DSM-III.
	socrates.berkeley.edu /~kihlstrm/self_somatization.htm (6875 words)

	Somat Disord
		Somatization disorder is a disease presenting with multiple emotional and somatic symptoms seen predominately in young females.
		Women with somatization disorder tend to marry one of the three types of individuals: (1) sociopathic--men with antisocial personalities, (2) alcoholic, or (3) a strong paternal fatherly type.
		somatization disorder patients that are in so much pain that they crave medications and will, in moments of desperation, take handfuls of additional medication, either in an attempt to commit suicide or, much more frequently, to simply snow themselves under and leave the world for awhile.
	www.cfsdoc.org /HxSD.htm (1646 words)

	Somatization Disorder - Health Centers
		Somatization disorder is a chronic condition in which there are numerous physical complaints.
		Somatization disorder is highly stigmatized, and patients are often dismissed by their physicians as having problems that are "all in your head." However, as researchers study the connections between the brain, the digestive system, and the immune system, somatization disorders are becoming better understood.
		Once other causes have been ruled out and a diagnosis of somatization disorder is secured, the goal of treatment is to help the person learn to control the symptoms.
	www.wdsu.com /encyclopedia/6861287/detail.html (845 words)

	Somatization and somatoform disorders - Definition, Description
		Somatization is a term that describes the expression of psychological or mental difficulties through physical symptoms.
		Somatization appears to be fairly common, and a somatoform disorder diagnosis is not warranted unless symptoms cause significant distress or disability.
		Somatization disorder is characterized by a history of multiple unexplained medical problems or physical complaints beginning prior to age 30.
	www.minddisorders.com /Py-Z/Somatization-and-somatoform-disorders.html (1007 words)

	Somatization disorder in family practice - column American Family Physician - Find Articles
		Somatization disorder is characterized by multiple physical symptoms that recur over a period of several years and either are unrelated to an identifiable physical disorder or are manifested grossly in excess of the physical findings.
		Somatization disorder is not a common condition in the population at large.
		Somatization disorder may have a tremendous impact on both the patient's quality of life and the family physician's time and energy.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n2_v40/ai_8018249 (776 words)

	Somatoform disorders
		In general, the somatoform disorders are characterized by disturbances in the patient's physical sensations or ability to move the limbs or walk, while the dissociative disorders are marked by disturbances in the patient's sense of identity or memory.
		Somatization disorder is considered to be a chronic disturbance that tends to persist throughout the patient's life.
		Conversion disorder is a condition in which the patient's senses or ability to walk or move are impaired without a recognized medical or neurological disease or cause and in which psychological factors (such as stress or trauma) are judged to be temporarily related to onset or exacerbation.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/somatoform_disorders.jsp (2685 words)

	Somatoform disorders Summary
		Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis may result in part from the patient's unconscious imitation of their parents' behavior.
		Some patients with pain disorder benefit from group therapy or support groups, particularly if their social network has been limited by their pain symptoms.Family therapy is usually recommended for children or adolescents with somatoform disorders, particularly if the parents seem to be using the child as a focus to divert attention from other difficulties.
		The prognosis for somatoform disorders depends on the patient's age and whether the disorder is chronic or episodic.
	www.bookrags.com /Somatoform_disorders (1796 words)

	Somatization Disorder: Somatoform and Factitious Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
		Somatization disorder is characterized by multiple physical complaints (which include pain and GI, sexual, and neurologic symptoms) over several years that cannot be explained fully by a physical disorder.
		Somatization disorder is often familial, yet the etiology is unknown.
		Somatization disorder is distinguished from generalized anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, and major depression by the predominance, multiplicity, and persistence of physical symptoms.
	www.merck.com /mmpe/sec15/ch204/ch204g.html (570 words)

	Following General Management Techniques for Somatization Disorder
		A primary element in effectively managing the patient with somatization disorder is establishing a relationship based on trust between the patient and one physician.
		It is important to establish a schedule of regular visits with patients who have somatization disorder, particularly during the first year of seeing the patient or immediately after an acute episode.
		Management of somatization disorder may be complicated by a positive laboratory test result that appears to relate to the symptom but is actually a false-positive result.
	www.health.am /psy/more/following_general_management_techniques_for_sd (1129 words)

	Healthinmind/MentalDisorders/SomatoformDisorders/Somatization
		Somatization Disorder (SD) is relatively rare, and probably more common in women than in men.
		People with the disorder may consult multiple physicians and receive many tests, and even operations, that turn out to be unnecessary.
		The disorder is likely to be lifelong; patients who seek or are referred to mental health professionals are difficult to convince that their symptoms have little physical basis, given that the patient did not voluntarily produce the symptoms.
	healthinmind.com /english/somatiz.htm (328 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Simplified approach to somatization disorder
		Somatization disorder is chronic, fluctuates in severity, and is most apparent in early adulthood.
		Because patients with somatization disorder tend to be insecure, they may benefit from reassurance that they will be all right and that their physician will continue to care and to be available.
		Treating patients with somatization disorder takes its toll on clinicians, who may be demoralized by patients' unending physical concerns, the inability to find a cure, patients' rejection of help, and complaints that not enough is being done.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/2000/11_00/holloway.htm (2227 words)

	Somatization Disorder
		Somatization Disorder occurs only rarely in men in the United States, but the higher reported frequency in Greek and Puerto Rican men suggests that cultural factors may influence the sex ratio.
		Somatization Disorder is observed in 10%-20% of female first-degree biological relatives of women with Somatization Disorder.
		Individuals with Somatization Disorder have physical complaints recurrently throughout most of their lives, regardless of their current mood state, whereas physical complaints in Depressive Disorders are limited to episodes of depressed mood.
	www.recurrentdepression.com /site/more/106 (1863 words)

	Somatization Disorder Overview, Treatment, Cause, Symptoms, Meidcation
		Somatization disorder is a chronic condition in which there are numerous physical complaints - lasting for years and resulting in substantial impairment - that are caused by psychological problems and for which no underlying physical problem can be identified.
		DSM-IV states that for a symptom to qualify for somatization disorder, it has to be without medical explanation.
		The reports of prevalence of somatization disorder depend on the assessment methods used.
	www.depression-guide.com /disorder-somatization.htm (440 words)

	Somatization Disorder - New Treatments, January 2, 2007
		Somatization disorder is chronic problem, and it often causes frequent seeking of medical treatment or multiple concurrent treatments.
		Mood and anxiety disorders and substance-related disorders are common in somatization disorder.
		The frequency of Somatization Disorder is inversely related to social class.
	www.ccspublishing.com /journals2a/somatization_disorder.htm (240 words)

	Somatization disorder
		A person with somatization disorder has numerous physical symptoms over many years that suggest the person has a medical illness, but the symptoms cannot be explained fully by a medical diagnosis.
		At first, it may be difficult for a person with somatization disorder to accept a referral to a mental health professional.
		People with this disorder should be encouraged to seek psychotherapy for their life problems and to consider taking medications for depression or anxiety.
	psyweb.com /Mdisord/jsp/somatization.jsp (824 words)

	eMedicine - Somatoform Disorder: Somatization : Article Excerpt by: Eve G Spratt, MD
		Somatization in children consists of the persistent experience and complaints of somatic distress that cannot be fully explained by a medical diagnosis.
		The somatic symptoms in children with somatization disorder become a main focus of their attention and often interfere with school, home life, and peer relationships.
		Somatization often occurs in response to psychosocial stress and generally persists even after the acute stressor has resolved, resulting in the child and family to believe that the correct medical diagnosis has not yet been found.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/byname/somatoform-disorder--somatization.htm (663 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Somatization Disorder
		This Somatoform Disorder may be diagnosed when a pattern of medically unexplained complaints of multiple physical
		The symptoms are not intentionally feigned or produced (as in Factitious Disorder or Malingering).
		Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition.
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/somatizationdis.htm (281 words)

	Somatization in the Primary Care Setting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A review of somatization in the primary care setting is germane to psychiatrists who function as consultants to primary care practitioners, since they are often asked to evaluate patients with somatoform disorders.
		The somatoform disorders are not fully explained by a general medical condition or other mental disorder and, in order to meet diagnostic criteria, must cause significant impairment or distress.
		Somatization disorder has an estimated prevalence of 0.2% to 1.0% in primary care settings and is 5 times more common in women.
	www.psychiatrictimes.com /Somatoform-Disorders/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=187203703 (1466 words)

	Somatization Disorder: Somatoform Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Somatization disorder is a chronic, severe disorder characterized by many recurring physical symptoms, particularly some combination of pain and digestive, sexual, and neurologic symptoms, that cannot be explained by a physical disorder.
		A person with somatization disorder has many vague physical complaints, often described as "unbearable," "beyond description," or "the worst imaginable." Any part of the body may be affected, and specific symptoms and their frequency vary among different cultures.
		People with somatization disorder are not aware that their basic problem is psychologic, so they press their doctors for diagnostic tests and treatments.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec07/ch099/ch099b.html (584 words)

	BPhoenix: Information on Somatization Disorder
		Somatization disorders can last for many years, and symptoms rarely disappear completely without extensive psychotherapy.
		This disorder is much more common in women, and tends to run in families.
		D. The symptoms are not intentionally feigned or produced (as in Factitious Disorder or Malingering).
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/somatiz.html (373 words)

	Candida and Probiotics Website - Problems with the diagnosis of somatization disorder
		It is a variety of somatoform disorder, a condition in which a patient reports physical symptoms which cannot be explained by a known general medical disorder.
		The diagnostic criteria for somatization disorder require a history of multiple physical complaints beginning before age 30 which resulted in seeking treatment or impaired functioning.
		Undifferentiated somatoform disorder and, to a lesser degree, somatization disorder, are diagnoses of exclusion.
	www.cgstock.com /candida/somatization.html (897 words)

	AAPEL - BPD and somatoform disorder
		"Somatic symptoms are the leading cause of outpatient medical visits and also the predominant reason why patients with common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety initially present in primary care.
		At least 33% of somatic symptoms are medically unexplained, and these symptoms are chronic or recurrent in 20% to 25% of patients.
		Unexplained or multiple somatic symptoms are strongly associated with coexisting depressive and anxiety disorders...
	www.aapel.org /bdp/BLsomaticUS.html (2391 words)

	Somatization Disorder
		Somatization disorder is a syndrome described by diagnostic criteria found in DSM-IV, the current diagnostic and statistical manual published by the American Psychiatric Association.
		In evaluating over a thousand patients, I found that usually patients with somatization disorder were positive for 25 to 35 questions on the list, while patients with CFS or fibromyalgia (FM) were positive for 4 to 8 questions.
		A personality disorder is a marked, persistent aberration in thinking and/or feeling that causes the individual to have difficulty in relating to others and adapting to his environment.
	www.cfsdoc.org /somat.htm (921 words)

	InteliHealth:
		If a doctor believes a person has somatization disorder, he or she should screen the person for depression and anxiety and refer the person to a mental health professional for further evaluation.
		This is a challenge both for the person with the disorder and the doctor, because new symptoms could be caused by a medical problem, rather than somatization disorder.
		The earlier a person with somatization disorder can be evaluated by a mental health professional, the easier it will be to help the person deal with the consequences of the disorder, such as exposure to unnecessary tests and treatment, difficulty with relationships and poor productivity at work.
	www.intelihealth.com /IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10774.html (942 words)

	Somatization disorder (Disease)... Fort Lauderdale, Florida
		Somatization disorder is a chronic condition in which there are numerous physical complaints -- lasting for years and resulting in substantial impairment -- that are caused by psychological problems.
		People with a somatization disorder rarely acknowledge that their illness has a psychological component and will usually reject psychiatric treatment.
		Complications may result from invasive testing and from multiple evaluations that are performed while looking for the cause of the symptoms.
	www.browardhealth.org /18515.cfm (501 words)

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