Mesh term Somatoform Disorders
Browse to parent terms:Mental Disorders
Description
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)Browse to child terms:
Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Conversion Disorder
Factitious Disorders
Hypochondriasis
Neurasthenia
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