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The history of a patient with conversion disorder may reveal the sudden onset of a single, debilitating sign or symptom that prevents normal function of the affected body part such as paralysis of a leg. The patient may describe a psychologically stressful event that recently preceded the symptom. Oddly, the patient doesn’t display the affect and concern that such a severe symptom usually elicits.
Assessment findings obtained during a physical examination are inconsistent with the primary symptom. For instance, tendon reflexes may be normal in a “paralyzed” part of the body, loss of function fails to follow anatomic patterns of innervation, or pupillary responses and evoked potentials are normal in a patient who complains of blindness.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Examination of a patient with somatization disorder is characterized by physical complaints presented in a dramatic, vague, or exaggerated way, typically as part of a complicated medical history in which many medical diagnoses have been considered. An important clue to this disorder is a history of multiple medical evaluations by different physicians at different institutions — sometimes simultaneously — without significant findings.
The patient usually appears anxious and depressed. Common physical complaints include:
❑ conversion or pseudoneurologic signs and symptoms (for example, paralysis or blindness)
❑ GI discomfort (abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting)
❑ female reproductive difficulties (such as painful menstruation) or male reproductive difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction)
❑ psychosexual problems (for example, sexual indifference)
❑ chronic pain (for example, back pain)
❑ cardiopulmonary symptoms (chest pain, dizziness, or palpitations).
The patient typically relates her current complaints and previous evaluations in great detail. She may be quite knowledgeable about tests, procedures, and medical jargon. Attempts to explore areas other than her medical history may cause noticeable anxiety. She tends to disparage previous health care professionals and previous treatments, typically with the comment, “Everyone thinks I’m imagining these things.” In some cases, this may actually be true. (See Factitious disorders, page 472.)
Ongoing assessment should focus on new signs or symptoms or any change in old ones to avoid missing a developing physical disorder.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
A patient with somatization disorder presents physical complaints in a dramatic, vague, or exaggerated way, often as part of a complicated medical history in which many medical diagnoses have been considered.
An important clue to this disorder is a history of multiple medical evaluations by different physicians at different institutions — sometimes simultaneously — without significant findings. The patient usually appears anxious and depressed.
Common physical complaints include:
❑ conversion or pseudoneurologic signs and symptoms (for example, paralysis or blindness)
❑ GI discomfort (abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting)
❑ female reproductive difficulties (such as painful menstruation) or male reproductive difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction)
❑ psychosexual problems (such as sexual indifference)
❑ chronic pain (such as back pain)
❑ cardiopulmonary symptoms (chest pain, dizziness, or palpitations).
The patient typically relates her current complaints and previous evaluations in great detail. She may be quite knowledgeable about tests, procedures, and medical jargon.
Attempts to explore areas other than her medical history may cause noticeable anxiety. She tends to disparage previous health care professionals and previous treatments, often with the comment, “Everyone thinks I’m imagining these things.”
Ongoing assessment should focus on new signs or symptoms or any change in old ones to avoid missing a developing physical disorder.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Psychosomatic illness. This signs and symptoms information for Psychosomatic illness has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Psychosomatic illness signs or Psychosomatic illness symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Psychosomatic illness may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Psychosomatic illness symptoms.
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