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What is Somatoform Disorders?

What is Somatoform Disorders?

  • Somatoform Disorders: A disorder that is characterised by multiple somatic complaints.
  • Somatoform Disorders: characterized by physical symptoms and demonstrable structural or physiological changes in which emotional factors are believed to play a major etiologic role.
    Source - Diseases Database

Somatoform Disorders: Introduction

Types of Somatoform Disorders:

Types of Somatoform Disorders:

Broader types of Somatoform Disorders:

How serious is Somatoform Disorders?

Complications of Somatoform Disorders: see complications of Somatoform Disorders

What causes Somatoform Disorders?

Causes of Somatoform Disorders: see causes of Somatoform Disorders
Risk factors for Somatoform Disorders: see risk factors for Somatoform Disorders

What are the symptoms of Somatoform Disorders?

Symptoms of Somatoform Disorders: see symptoms of Somatoform Disorders

Complications of Somatoform Disorders: see complications of Somatoform Disorders

Onset of Somatoform Disorders: Usually begins before age 30 and extend over many years

Somatoform Disorders: Testing

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Somatoform Disorders.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Somatoform Disorders: see treatments for Somatoform Disorders
Research for Somatoform Disorders: see research for Somatoform Disorders

Society issues for Somatoform Disorders


Hospitalization statistics for Somatoform Disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Somatoform Disorders:

  • Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders resulted in 49,415 hospitalisations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders accounted for 210,115 patient days inhospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 0.012% (1,570) of hospital consultant episodes were for somatoform disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 93% of hospital consultant episodes for somatoform disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Somatoform Disorders

Main name of condition: Somatoform Disorders

Other names or spellings for Somatoform Disorders:

Briquet's syndrome

Functional disorders, Briquet's syndrome, CFS, Chronic fatigue syndromes, Conversion disorder, Psychophysiological disorder, Psychosomatic disorders, Somatization disorders Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Somatoform Disorders:


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