The Importance of Early Diagnosis of Somatic Symptom Disorder: A Case Report

A somatic symptom disorder (SSD) diagnosis is made when a person places emphasis on physical symptoms such as pain, exhaustion, or shortness of breath so much that it causes significant suffering and/or functional issues. The individual's thoughts, sentiments, and activities are an overstated reaction to symptoms. Regardless whether the connected diagnosable medical condition, experiences believes they ill. When exhibits satisfy diagnostic standards SSD, disease should be identified. However, due disorder's frequent co-occurrence, particularly with anxiety depressive disorders, support for these concurrent diagnoses sought. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based medication all examples effective treatments SSD. It has been demonstrated tricyclic antidepressants selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) aid in treating authors describe case eight-year-old boy complaints abdominal pain were unexplained by various tests. lasted 10 years was episodic (each episode around days; one particular approximately six months). Multiple investigations conducted, but no physiological reason his discovered. His evaluation conducted interdisciplinary team included neurologists, psychiatrists, surgeons, doctors. underlying cause subsequently determined As people SSD present general practitioners emergency room rather than psychiatric facilities, this incident serves sobering reminder need advocate accurate condition.