Psychosomatic symptoms according to psychiatric diagnosis

Introduction Psychosomatic symptoms are an important problem that is frequently presented in medical consultations. These often associated with psychiatric disorders, especially depressive and anxiety disorders. Objectives To study the association between disorders psychosomatic a sample of patients referred for pathology functional origin. Methods We made descriptive retrospective through use electronic records. The symptom onset diagnosis were obtained all to outpatients during 1-year period. performed χ² Tests assess occurrence symptoms. Results only statistically significant was disorder (χ² = 11.1; p<0.001). Anxiety No Si Total Observed 312 7 319 Expected 306 13.47 Yes 119 12 131 125 5.53 431 19 450 Conclusions Our finds results follow line other studies show this association, such as Campo’s which somatic consistently cross-sectionally (Campo, 2012) or Imran’s higher levels somatization independently significantly predicted (β=.37, p=.0001) (Imran et al., 2013). However, our no whereas frequent associations found literature; example, recent meta-analysis neuroticism depression had strongest influence on medically unexplained physical healthcare (den Boeft 2016). This lack probably due greater ease identifying main versus References Campo J. V. (2012). Annual research review: depression--developmental psychopathology pediatric practice. Journal child psychology psychiatry, allied disciplines, 53(5), 575–592. den Boeft, M., Twisk, W., Terluin, B., Penninx, B. van Marwijk, H. Numans, M. E., der Wouden, C., & Horst, E. (2016). health care over two years personality traits: longitudinal study. BMC services research, 16, 100 Imran, N., Ani, Mahmood, Z., Hassan, K. A., Bhatti, R. (2014). by Pakistani children: case-control 76(2), 105–112. Disclosure Interest None Declared