Somatic Symptom Disorder
Somatic symptom disorder involves a person having a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW210
Diagnosis: Somatic Symptom Disorder
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Age Onset: adolescence
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Symptoms: medical problems, not explained by medicalcause, with excessive worry about the conditions, false pregnancies, mass hysteria,
Progression: psychogenic urinary retention
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Medications: antidepressants
Therapies: CBT may help reduce stress, cope with preoccupation with symptoms, physical symptoms, depression, improve quality of life
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- Psychogenic fever and neurodevelopmental disorders among Japanese childrenby Ayumi Okada on December 19, 2024
CONCLUSION: Various comorbidities were observed in the patients of this study with psychogenic fever, including the coexistence of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autistic spectrum disorder. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders are prone to psychological stress resulting from difficulties in social adjustment. It is crucial to understand the developmental characteristics and environmental adaptation of patients to facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment.
- Are alarm symptoms of the Rome IV criteria enough to rule out organic pathology?by Neslihan Gürcan Kaya on December 18, 2024
CONCLUSION: The Rome IV criteria are effective for alarm-symptom-positive patients. However, in patients lacking alarm symptoms, the Rome IV criteria are insufficient to rule out organic causes.
- Three Decades of Adolescent Health: Unveiling Global Trends Across 41 Countries in Psychological and Somatic Complaints (1994-2022)by Karen Schrijvers on December 17, 2024
CONCLUSION: Psychological and somatic complaints demonstrated diverse time trend patterns across countries, with non-monotonic patterns (U-shaped and cubic) frequently observed alongside linear increases. These findings highlight the complexity of changes within countries over three decades, suggesting that linear modelling may not effectively capture this heterogeneity.
- Mental health symptoms and burdens after a SARS-CoV-2 infectionby Nora Hettich-Damm on December 13, 2024
CONCLUSION: The results suggest that mental health care should focus on individuals who suffer from a severe acute COVID-19 infection or have a history of mental illness.