Somatoform disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders, in which patients present with a large number of unexplained physical symptoms. These disorders include somatization disorder, hypochondriasi ... s, conversion disorder and other unspecified somatoform disorders. These disturbances cause emotional distress to the patient and are a challenge for the family doctor There are three clinical criteria required to meet a somatoform disorder: (1) clinical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition, other mental disorder, or the effects of a substance; (2) not caused by a factitious disorder or malingering disorder; (3) and causes significant impairment in social, occupational and other functions. In patients with somatization disorder, unexplained physical symptoms begin before age 30 and persist for several years and include at least two gastrointestinal complaints, four painful symptoms, one pseudoneurologic symptom, and one sexual symptom [Show More]
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