Somatoform Disorders

"Somatoform Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Disorders having the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition but that are not fully explained by another medical condition, by the direct effects of a substance, or by another mental disorder. The MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED 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-V)

Descriptor ID	D013001
MeSH Number(s)	F03.875
Concept/Terms	Somatoform Disorders Somatoform Disorders Disorder, Somatoform Disorders, Somatoform Somatoform Disorder Medically Unexplained Syndrome Syndrome, Medically Unexplained Syndromes, Medically Unexplained Unexplained Syndrome, Medically Unexplained Syndromes, Medically Medically Unexplained Syndromes Somatization Disorder Somatization Disorder Disorders, Somatization Somatization Disorders Briquet Syndrome Syndrome, Briquet Pain Disorder Pain Disorder

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Somatoform Disorders [F03.875]

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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2003 and 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	3	0	3
2004	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	3	0	3
2009	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1

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Vertigan AE, Murad MH, Pringsheim T, Feinstein A, Chang AB, Newcombe PA, Rubin BK, McGarvey LP, Weir K, Altman KW, Weinberger M, Irwin RS, Adams TM, Altman KW, Barker AF, Birring SS, Blackhall F, Bolser DC, Boulet LP, Braman SS, Brightling C, Callahan-Lyon P, Canning BJ, Chang AB, Coeytaux R, Cowley T, Davenport P, Diekemper RL, Ebihara S, El Solh AA, Escalante P, Feinstein A, Field SK, Fisher D, French CT, Gibson P, Gold P, Gould MK, Grant C, Harding SM, Harnden A, Hill AT, Irwin RS, Kahrilas PJ, Keogh KA, Lane AP, Lim K, Malesker MA, Mazzone P, Mazzone S, McCrory DC, McGarvey L, Molasiotis A, Murad MH, Newcombe P, Nguyen HQ, Oppenheimer J, Prezant D, Pringsheim T, Restrepo MI, Rosen M, Rubin B, Ryu JH, Smith J, Tarlo SM, Vertigan AE, Wang G, Weinberger M, Weir K, Wiener RS. Somatic Cough Syndrome (Previously Referred to as Psychogenic Cough) and Tic Cough (Previously Referred to as Habit Cough) in Adults and Children: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report. Chest. 2015 Jul; 148(1):24-31.

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Wingenfeld K, Riedesel K, Petrovic Z, Philippsen C, Meyer B, Rose M, Grabe HJ, Barnow S, L?we B, Spitzer C. Impact of childhood trauma, alexithymia, dissociation, and emotion suppression on emotional Stroop task. J Psychosom Res. 2011 Jan; 70(1):53-8.

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Phillips KA, Kelly MM. Suicidality in a placebo-controlled fluoxetine study of body dysmorphic disorder. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2009 Jan; 24(1):26-8.

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Cunningham J, Yonkers KA, O'Brien S, Eriksson E. Update on research and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2009; 17(2):120-37.

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Spitzer C, Barnow S, Wingenfeld K, Rose M, L?we B, Grabe HJ. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with somatization disorder. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2009 Jan; 43(1):80-6.

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Karasz A, Dempsey K. Health seeking for ambiguous symptoms in two cultural groups: a comparative study. Transcult Psychiatry. 2008 Sep; 45(3):415-38.

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Kamara TS, Whyte EM, Mulsant BH, Peasley-Miklus C, Rothschild AJ, Flint AJ, Heo M, Papademetriou E, Mathis ER, Meyers BS. Does major depressive disorder with somatic delusions constitute a distinct subtype of major depressive disorder with psychotic features? J Affect Disord. 2009 Jan; 112(1-3):250-5.

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Carmody J, Reed G, Kristeller J, Merriam P. Mindfulness, spirituality, and health-related symptoms. J Psychosom Res. 2008 Apr; 64(4):393-403.

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Conroy M, Menard W, Fleming-Ives K, Modha P, Cerullo H, Phillips KA. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of body dysmorphic disorder in an adult inpatient setting. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Jan-Feb; 30(1):67-72.

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Karasz A, Dempsey K, Fallek R. Cultural differences in the experience of everyday symptoms: a comparative study of South Asian and European American women. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2007 Dec; 31(4):473-97.

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