St John's Wort improves somatoform disorders

St John's Wort improves somatoform disorders.

Patients: 184 people aged 18–65 years with somatisation disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder, and somatoform autonomic dysfunction (somatic subscore of the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA-SOM) .12 and the psychic subscore (HAMA-PSY) of 5 points below HAMA-SOM). For inclusion, participants required a Somatoform Disorders Screening Instrument (SOM) SOMS-2 (number of 53 conditions present i...

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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...

Somatoform Disorders

In addition to the Somatoform Disorders, as listed in DSM-IV, such as Somatization Disorder (SD), Conversion Disorder (CD), Hypochondriasis (HD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Pain Disorder, and Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder (USD), there are a group of disorders called “Functional Somatic Syndromes” (4), such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or Fibromyalgia. Facti...

St. John's wort.

St. John's wort has been used to treat a variety of conditions. Several brands are standardized for content of hypericin and hyperforin, which are among the most researched active components of St. John's wort. St. John's wort has been found to be superior to placebo and equivalent to standard antidepressants for the treatment of mild to moderate depression. Studies of St. John's wort for the t...