Somatoform Disorders - Therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Somatoform vertigo syndrome]

30 Jul 2009 Nearly 50% of the patients in general medicine practice suffer from vertigo. In specialized vertigo clinics approximately 50% of the patients have either a primary or secondary somatoform vertigo, which develops after a peripheral vestibular ... Read more...

Validation of two inventories for the diagnosis and monitoring of functional memory disorder.

8 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: Functional memory disorder (FMD) is an acquired nonorganic condition characterized by significant deficits of memory and concentration that occur in daily living and are thought to be caused by psychosocial burden and distress. FMD is an ... Read more...

Somatoform disorders.

21 Jun 2009 The fields of neurology and psychiatry were originally practiced as a unitary model. As the fields dichotomized patients into "organic" and "functional," patients with medically unexplained symptoms fell between the borderlands. Despite their ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Somatoform Disorders - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Re: Hoarse voice in adults: an evidence-based approach to the 12 min consultation. 30 Jul 2009
• [Somatoform vertigo syndrome] 30 Jul 2009
• Validation of two inventories for the diagnosis and monitoring of functional memory disorder. 8 Jul 2009
• Somatoform disorders. 21 Jun 2009
• [Somatic complaints of depressed patients: diversity of depressive complaints] 30 May 2009
• Neuropathic pain or somatoform disorder: is the verdict in the differential block? 30 May 2009
• [Indications for crenotherapy] 30 May 2009
• Depression and pain. 30 May 2009
• Treating depression and pain. 30 May 2009
• [Somatoform dissociations in children and adolescents] 30 May 2009
• The proposed diagnosis of somatic symptom disorders in DSM-V to replace somatoform disorders in DSM-IV--a preliminary report. 14 Apr 2009
• Randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression with somatic symptoms in primary care: the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressant response) study. 30 Mar 2009
• Identification of predictors of post-ictal delirium after electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Mar 2009
• Medical psychology services in dutch general hospitals: state of the art developments and recommendations for the future. 4 Mar 2009
• Psychiatric consultation of patients with hyperemesis gravidarum. 3 Mar 2009
• The meaning of beauty: implicit and explicit self-esteem and attractiveness beliefs in body dysmorphic disorder. 12 Feb 2009
• [Visualization of a myth--the new S3 guidelines for fibromyalgia syndrome] 30 Jan 2009
• Group therapy in older adults. 30 Jan 2009
• Pain and the brain: lower back pain. 30 Jan 2009
• Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for body dysmorphic disorder. 19 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Somatoform Disorders'

Definition: Disorders having the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition but that are not fully explained by a general medical condition, by the direct effects of a substance, or by another mental disorder. The symptoms must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. In contrast to FACTITIOUS DISORDERS and MALINGERING, the physical symptoms are not under voluntary control. (APA, DSM-IV)

Descriptor UI: D013001

Alternative terms: Somatoform Disorders; Somatoform Disorder; Somatization Disorder; Somatization Disorders; Briquet Syndrome; Syndrome, Briquet; Pain Disorder;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.875;

History Note: 81

Technical Notes: differentiate from FACTITIOUS DISORDERS and PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS