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	Somatoform Disorders \| aHealthyAdvantage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		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.
		The prognosis for somatoform disorders depends, as a rule, on the patient's age and whether the disorder is chronic or episodic.
	www.ahealthyadvantage.com /topic/topic100587490 (2758 words)

	Dr. David B. Adams - Somatoform Disorders
		Hypochondriasis is a somatoform disorder that involves the preoccupation with the idea that one has a serious disease based upon misinterpretation of bodily symptoms.
		Pain Disorder is a somatoform disorder in which the predominant area of focus is painful bodily complaints in which psychological factors are determined to be central to the onset, severity, exacerbation or maintenance of the complaint.
		The somatoform patient, unlike the patient with factitious disorder, is not seeking to maintain themselves in the role of the patient.
	psychological.com /somatofom_disorders.htm (1318 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 186, Somatoform Disorders
		Somatoform disorders: A group of psychiatric disorders characterized by physical symptoms that suggest but are not fully explained by a physical disorder and that cause significant distress or interfere with social, occupational, or other functioning.
		Somatoform disorder is a relatively new term for what many persons refer to as psychosomatic disorder.
		In somatoform disorders, either the physical symptoms or their severity and duration cannot be explained by an underlying physical condition.
	www.merck.com /pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter186/186a.htm (94 words)

	HON Mother & Child Glossary, Childhood Mental Health: Somatoform Disorders
		The somatoform disorders are a group of mental disturbances placed in a common category in DSM-IV on the basis of their external symptoms.
		The somatoform disorders are distinguished by physical symptoms suggesting a medical condition, yet the symptoms are not fully explained by the medical condition, by substance use, or by another mental disorder.
		The physical symptoms of somatoform disorders are not intentionally produced as are those of factitious disorders and malingering, but no medical condition can fully explain the somatic symptoms.
	www.hon.ch /Dossier/MotherChild/child_mentalhealth/mentalhealth_somatoform.html (898 words)

	Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health: Somatoform disorders
		Somatoform disorders is the umbrella term developed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) in 1980 to describe a group of conditions characterized by the presence of physical symptoms without evidence of a physiologic cause.
		Pain disorder is marked by the experience of severe pain in the absence of physical cause for the pain, or markedly unwarranted complaint of pain from an actual illness.
		Hypochondriasis is a somatoform disorder marked by excessive fear of or preoccupation with having a serious illness that persists in spite of medical testing and reassurance.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_gGENH/ai_2699003727 (1245 words)

	eMedicine - Somatoform Disorder: Conversion : Article by Neelkamal S Soares, MD, FAAP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Conversion disorder is part of the group of somatoform disorders that were first delineated as a class of psychiatric disorders in 1980 in the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), 3rd edition (DSM-III).
		Somatoform disorders are characterized by persistent physical symptoms without a demonstrable organic pathology or physiologic explanation along with clinical indications that symptoms are linked to psychological factors or conflicts.
		Diagnosing somatoform disorders in children and adolescents is often more difficult because the expression of emotional distress in the form of physical complaints is developmentally appropriate in younger children.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic2780.htm (3817 words)

	AboutOurKids.org \| About Psychosomatic Illness (Somatoform Disorder) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Somatoform Disorders is the relatively new term used in the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) to describe a group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a neurological or generalized medical ("organic") condition.
		Somatoform Disorder must be distinguished from two other diagnoses: Malingering and Factitious Disorder, which are both characterized by consciously or purposely produced symptoms.
		Somatoform disorders are believed to occur more often in less sophisticated or less educated populations and lower SES groups.
	www.aboutourkids.org /aboutour/articles/about_pi.html (1972 words)

	Introduction: Somatoform Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Somatoform disorders encompass several mental health disorders in which people report physical symptoms or concerns that suggest but are not explained by a physical disorder or report a perceived defect in appearance.
		Somatoform disorder is a relatively new term for what many people used to refer to as psychosomatic disorder.
		In some cases of somatoform disorders, a physical disease is present that might explain the occurrence but not the severity or duration of the physical symptoms.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec07/ch099/ch099a.html (834 words)

	USCA1 Opinion 02-1687
		As described in DSM IV, a somatoform disorder "is the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition.
		Thus, by concluding that claimant did not have a somatoform disorder, the ALJ was substituting his own lay opinion for the uncontroverted medical evidence.
		Given the number of physicians who diagnosed such a disorder and the fact that such a diagnosis essentially is unchallenged, it would be extremely hard to describe claimant's assertion of a somatoform impairment as groundless.
	www.ca1.uscourts.gov /cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=02-1687.01A (1252 words)

	BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
		Individuals with this disorder often engage in frequent mirror checking, regard their “defect” with embarrassment and loathing, and are concerned that others may be looking at it or thinking about their defect.
		Individuals with somatoform disorders showed a background of parental models or family members with chronic physical illnesses, and they were also more likely to report having missed school for health reasons and having had childhood illnesses.
		Most somatoform disorder are characterized by sensitive to somatic symptoms, reinforcement for “sick” behaviors, and concern about disease and the inability to perform activities.
	www.cmcdubai.com /7.htm (2803 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One explanation for the relationship between panic and somatoform disorder is the increased sensitivity to physical complaints among anxious patients.
		The disorder is rarely found in children under ten years of age, is usually found in a relatively narrow age range, and the patients are predominately female.
		The psychiatric assessment and treatment of somatoform disorders are intended to prevent additional medical intervention, develop a hypothesis for the appearance of somatoform symptoms, provide a means of physical recovery for the patient usually in conjunction with the physician, and begin a psychosocial intervention that will target appropriate concerns.
	www.childsdoc.org /spring97/martini/somatoformdis.asp (3619 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Somatoform disorders
		The somatoform disorders are a group of mental disturbances placed in a common category in the fourth (1980) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) on the basis of their external symptoms.
		In order to meet DSM-IV's criteria for a somatoform disorder, the physical symptoms must be serious enough to interfere with the patient's employment or relationships, and must be symptoms that are not under the patient's voluntary control.
		Prior to the fourth edition of DSM in 1980, all mental disorders that were considered to be forms of hysteria were grouped together on the basis of this theory about their cause.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0012/ai_2601001276 (1085 words)

	BPhoenix: Information on Somatoform Disorders
		Somatoform disorders represent a group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms suggesting a medical disorder, however no general medical condition, other mental disorder, or substance is present.
		Individuals suffering from a somatoform disorder are not consciously aware of the psychological factors which are in operation, and they are not "making up" their physical symptoms.
		In conversion disorder, a psychosocial conflict or need is converted into dramatic physical symptoms that affect voluntary motor or sensory functioning.
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/somato.html (603 words)

	SparkNotes: Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders: Terms
		Hypochondriasis - A type of somatoform disorder wherein the individual is preoccupied with the fear or belief that he or she is suffering from a physical illness.
		Hysteria - An outdated diagnostic category that characterized both dissociative and somatoform disorders as the result of the uterus of the individual, who is frustrated with sexual desires, especially the desire to have a child, dislocating and causing problems in its new location.
		Somatization Disorder - A type of somatoform disorder that is characterized by persistent, multiple somatic complaints, such as gastrointestinal symptoms, in the absence of organic impairments.
	www.sparknotes.com /psychology/abnormal/dissociative/terms.html (663 words)

	Somatoform Disorder - Mark Hillman, Ph.D. - Psychotherapist
		The most common characteristic of the somatoform disorder is the appearance of physical symptoms or complaints of such without any organic basis.
		Unlike conversion disorder where an individual perceives a functional disorder and simply uses it to escape from uncomfortable situations, hypochondriacs have no real illness, but are obsessed over normal bodily functions.
		Somatoform Pain Disorder, also called Pain Disorder, is persistent and chronic pain at one or more sites in which psychological factors are thought to play a role.
	www.drmarkhillman.com /somatoformdisorder.html (491 words)

	Somatoform Disorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Illustrating that mind and body are hopelessly interlocked are two types of somatoform disorder: hypochondriasis and conversion disorder.
		A second somatoform disorder is conversion disorder, in which the person temporarily loses a bodily function without a physical cause.
		Another is that the symptoms may suddenly disappear-as when a "blind" patient manages to walk right through the doctor's office without bumping into furniture or a "paralyzed" patient walks in his or her sleep.
	pubpages.unh.edu /~lfinn/finalproject/somatoform.html (509 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Somatoform disorders are illnesses where physical symptoms are present for which an adequate medical explanation cannot be found.
		Conversion disorder is usually acute and presents with only one symptom, simulating actual disease, but the symptom is incompatible with known anatomical pathways.
		Pain disorder pain exists that is not explained or too intense to be explained by known anatomical mechanisms.
	www.muhealth.org /~md2003/draftnotes/12-04somatoform.doc (489 words)

	Somatoform Disorder: What It Is and How to Cope -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		People who have somatoform disorder often become very worried about their health because they don't know what is causing their health problems.
		Sometimes somatoform disorder makes it painful for a person to urinate, even if he or she doesn't have an infection.
		The goal in treating somatoform disorder is for a person to be able to live a normal life as much as possible, even though he or she may still have some pain or other symptoms.
	familydoctor.org /handouts/162.html (486 words)

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		John R. Chamberlain, MD The term “somatoform disorders” refers to several distinct disorders, each characterized by strict diagnostic criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition.
		The expression “somatoform disorders” refers to several conditions characterized by strict diagnostic criteria: somatization disorder, conversion disorder, pain disorder with psychological factors, hypochondriasis, body dysmorphic disorder, somatoform disorder not otherwise specified, and undifferentiated somatoform disorder.
		Because of the dearth of studies proving the efficacy of psychotropic medications for somatoform disorders, and because psychotherapy techniques require specialized training, are time consuming, and are based on little empiric evidence, there is a need for more emphasis on treatments for somatoform disorders that are appropriate to and effective in the primary care setting.
	www.jhasim.com /xml/test.cfm (5204 words)

	Mental Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Somatoform disorders represent a relatively new clustering of bodily disorders for which medical doctors can find no physical causes.
		Affirmative: Somatoform disorders, as defined by DMS IV are psychological.
		Negative: Somatoform disorders are biological and it is just a matter of time until doctors identify the etiology.
	www.texashste.com /html/mh_soma.htm (606 words)

	PNI.org \| Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute
		Spells imply that these are happening as single discrete episodes in time and moreover a series of spells of may ultimately lead to a diagnosis of a syndrome or disorder cluster e.g.
		Paroxysmal Somatoform Disorder (Blumer) which may include also bodily episodes such as faints or episodic pain or headache.
		The Somatoform element we believe to be useful because it emphasizes the bodily symptoms elements e.g.
	www.pni.org /neuropsychiatry/seizures/epilepsy/pseudo_seizure.html (1045 words)

	Healthinmind/MentalDisorders/SomatoformDisorders
		The thing that makes a disorder "somatoform" is that the patient appears to have symptoms affecting the "soma," or body.
		That is, the patient claims to have, and experiences, physical symptoms that are not intentionally produced by him or her.
		A web site with some general information on somatoform disorders and several relevant links is available if you click here.
	healthinmind.com /english/somatoform.htm (130 words)

	somatoform disorder - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Its one of a number of different somatoform disorders, the most serious of which is somatization disorder, a condition that is roughly 10 times...men.
		The disorder is technically known as hypochondriasis, and is classified as a somatoform disorder, or one in which a psychological problem manifests itself in a physical ailment.
		Hypochondriasis and hysteria (now generally known as conversion disorder) are classified today as somatoform disorders, and involve physical symptoms of psychological distress.
	www.questia.com /search/somatoform-disorder (974 words)

	Healthinmind/MentalDisorders/SomatoformDisorders/Undifferentiated
		The diagnosis is rare and the course unpredictable; sometimes a medical condition is eventually diagnosed, and sometimes another mental disorder is diagnosed.
		The disorder rarely comes to the attention of mental health professionals, and it is likely that some cases resolve spontaneously when the patient's circumstances change.
		More information on somatoform disorders is available at this web site.
	healthinmind.com /english/undiffsoma.htm (161 words)

	AboutOurKids.org \| Articles
		Somatoform Disorders is the relatively new term used to describe a group of involuntary disorders characterized by recurrent and clinically significant physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a neurological or generalized medical ("organic") condition.
		The actual diagnosis in children is rare because the criteria for Somatoform Disorders were established for adults and certain symptoms are not yet experienced by children.
		Somatoform Disorder must be distinguished from two other diagnoses: Malingering and Factitious Disorders, both characterized by consciously or purposely produced symptoms.
	www.aboutourkids.org /aboutour/disorders/psychosomatic.html (396 words)

	Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Somatoform Disorders at ALLPSYCH Online
		Some argue that it is itself a symptom of another psychiatric disorder such as those involving psychosis or delusional beliefs.
		It is not better explained by another disorder such as dissatisfaction with body shape in anorexia or delusions associated with a psychotic disorder.
		Because the disorder is most often gradual, taking several months or years to develop, intervention is difficult.
	allpsych.com /disorders/somatoform/bodydysmorphic.html (168 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Somatoform pain disorder
		A poor understanding of the connections between mind and body can lead to the misperception that if pain has a psychological cause it isn't "real" and should be able to be controlled without medical or mental health treatment.
		The primary symptom of pain disorder is chronic pain for several months that limits a person's social, occupational, or recreational abilities.
		The outlook is worse for patients who have had symptoms for a long time or those who receive some benefit from their impairment, such as disability payments.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000922.htm (507 words)

	AAPEL - BPD and somatoform disorder
		People with panic disorder in the community compared to both community psychiatric and nonpsychiatric controls tend to perceive themselves as having poor physical health.
		For many years, the symptoms grouped under the label "spasmophilia" have been differently evaluated in France by psychiatrists, who ascribe them to hysteria or anxiety, and by endocrinologists and general practitioners for whom they are all due to neuromuscular hyperexcitability, the cause of which must be sought in the biochemistry of calcium.
		Patient's with this mental disorder are so eager to assume the role of a sick person that they intentionally feign or produce symptoms.
	www.aapel.org /bdp/BLsomaticUS.html (2295 words)

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