Maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in response to chronic physical symptoms.[1]
Complications
Reduced functioning, unemployment, financial stress, and interpersonal difficulties.
Usual onset
Often begins in childhood, however, onset is variable.[2]
Duration
At least 6 months.[3]
Causes
Heightened awareness of bodily sensations and the tendency to misinterpret bodily sensations.[4]
Risk factors
Childhood neglect and abuse, chaotic lifestyle, history of substance and alcohol abuse, and psychosocial stressors.[5]
Diagnostic method
Psychiatric assessment.[2]
Differential diagnosis
Adjustment disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, conversion disorder, and illness anxiety disorder.[2]
Treatment
Cognitive-behavioral therapy,[6] psychiatric medication, and brief psychodynamic interpersonal psychotherapy.[7]
Medication
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.[6]
Prognosis
Often chronic but can be managed with the proper treatment.[2]
Frequency
About 13–23% of the general population.[8]
Somatic symptom disorder, also known as somatoform disorder, is defined by one or more chronic physical symptoms that coincide with excessive and maladaptive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors connected to those symptoms. The symptoms are not deliberately produced or feigned, and they may or may not coexist with a known medical ailment.[1]
Manifestations of somatic symptom disorder are variable; symptoms can be widespread, specific, and often fluctuate. Somatic symptom disorder corresponds to the way an individual views and reacts to symptoms as rather than the symptoms themselves. Somatic symptom disorder may develop in those who suffer from an existing chronic illness or medical condition.[9]
Several studies have found a high rate of comorbidity with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias.[10] Somatic symptom disorder is frequently associated with functional pain syndromes like fibromyalgia and IBS.[11] Somatic symptom disorder typically leads to poor functioning, interpersonal issues, unemployment or problems at work, and financial strain as a result of excessive health-care visits.[9]
The cause of somatic symptom disorder is unknown; however, somatic symptoms may result from a heightened awareness of specific physical sensations paired with a tendency to interpret these experiences as signs of a medical ailment.[2] The diagnosis is controversial, as people with a medical illness can be mislabeled as mentally ill. This is especially true for women, who are more often dismissed when they present with physical symptoms.[12]
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^Häuser, Winfried; Bialas, Patric; Welsch, Katja; Wolfe, Frederick (June 2015). "Construct validity and clinical utility of current research criteria of DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder diagnosis in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 78 (6): 546–552. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.151. ISSN 1879-1360. PMID 25864805.
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