CLP-4143 Chapter 5: Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders
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Significant physical symptoms for which there is no apparent organic cause. It is different from malingering and factitious disorder. Previously known as somatization disorder & briquet"s syndrome. Extended history of physical complaints before age 30. A specific number of symptoms is no longer required. There is a concerned over symptoms themselves, not what they might mean. Relation with antisocial personality disorder (in males of families). Reduce reinforcing consequences of talk about physical symptoms. In general, somatic symptom disorder is difficult to differentiate from health anxiety disorder. Somatic symptom disorder there is anxiety of the symptoms themselves, nevertheless, there is little urgency to take action about them. Unlike, health anxiety disorder there is anxiety about the possibility of having an illness. Severe anxiety focused on the possibility of serious disease. Strong disease conviction, for example, if pain in chest the person must have (cid:3247)lung disease(cid:3248). Onset may be any age, and it runs a chronic course.
