Psychoform and somatoform dissociation among individuals with eating disorders

Somatoform Dissociation: Major Symptoms of Dissociative Disorders

In most of the recent scientific and clinical literature, dissociation has been equated with dissociative amnesia, depersonalization, derealization, and fragmentation of identity. However, according to Pierre Janet and several World War I psychiatrists, dissociation also pertains to a lack of integration of somatoform components of experience, reactions, and functions. Some clinical observation...

Perceptions of the causes of eating disorders: a comparison of individuals with and without eating disorders

BACKGROUND In this study, we examined perceptions regarding the causes of eating disorders, both among those with eating disorders as well as those without. By understanding the differences in perceived causes between the two groups, better educational programs for lay people and those suffering from eating disorders can be developed. METHOD This study used open-ended questions to assess the ...

The Relationship between Social Physique Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders with Eating Problems among Adolescent

Introduction Social physique anxiety (SPA) and Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) are highly correlated and have been considered to be important in understanding eating problems. HoweverSPA and OCD have not been directly studied with respect to eating problems. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between SPA and OCD and measures of eating problems.Materials and Methods...

Somatoform disorders.

The somatoform disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that cause unexplained physical symptoms. They include somatization disorder (involving multisystem physical symptoms), undifferentiated somatoform disorder (fewer symptoms than somatization disorder), conversion disorder (voluntary motor or sensory function symptoms), pain disorder (pain with strong psychological involvement), hypoc...

Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders