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somatoform disorder

[sō′mod·ə‚fȯrm dis‚ȯrd·ər]
(psychology)
A psychiatric disorder in which the patient experiences physical symptoms although no actual physical disorder can be found to explain them.
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As may be seen in figure 2, the most frequent neuropsychiatric diagnoses were delirium (36.2%; n = 439); major depressive disorder (16.4%; n = 199); dementia and cognitive disorders (14.4%; n = 175); anxiety disorders (8.6%; n = 104); frontal syndromes (5.9%; n = 72); adjustment disorders (4%); psychosis (3%); somatoform disorders (3%), and catatonia (3%).
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(4) There are positive criteria according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM IV) and the International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10), thus confirming the presence of a somatoform disorder.
Thereby girls may feel neglected which may be a factor leading to somatoform disorder which in turn may help them seek their parents' attention.
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It has been noted in a study that psychiatric diagnoses like somatoform disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder were not associated with increased suicide risk, unless accompanied by major depression.
He suspected a somatoform disorder and told JD his vision should recover.
This is precisely the recommended treatment for somatoform disorder, albeit not with excessive testing, merely enough to rule out pathology.
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