The authors assessed the validity of the recently proposed diagnosis for specific somatoform disorder in the general population. German versions of the DSM-IV adapted Composite International Diagnostic Interview were administered to a representative sample of 4075 individuals. Multivariate analyses were used to compare impairment, life satisfaction, and use of health care. A total of 803 of 407...

Introduction: Several studies have shown the relationship between emotion regulation and different mental disorders, so that difficulty in emotion regulation, as a key component, has been proposed in several psychopathology models of different mental disorders. On the other hand, high scores in insecure attachment styles are correlated to a variety of psychological problems and disorders. Given...

A group of psychiatric outpatients who satisfied the DSM-IIIR criteria for Somatization Disorder (n=33) were compared with a group of other Somatisers (n=32). The results show that somatization disorder was found predominantly in females. Their mean age was 31 and they had a lower income and poor educational level, with more life events and stress in the family. The main symptoms were gastroint...

Hypochondriasis and panic disorder are both characterized by prevalent health anxieties and illness beliefs. Therefore, the question as to whether they represent distinct nosological entities has been raised. This study examines how clinical characteristics can be used to differentiate both disorders, taking the possibility of mixed symptomatologies (comorbidity) into account. We compared 46 pa...

BACKGROUND Adolescents do present with somatization disorder which is often neglected by pediatricians. This could have serious consequences if not curbed early. OBJECTIVES This study is aimed at determining the pattern and types of Somatization disorder among adolescents attending secondary schools in south east Nigeria. METHODS Somatization disorder was investigated among 485 adolescents ...

Introduction Somatization, defined as a number of medically unexplained physical symptoms for many years, is resource-intensive condition with much suffering. Adult somatization has been linked to childhood trauma in both men and women. Among women, sexual affects level greater extent than nonsexual trauma. Early diagnosis disorder would be great help patients society. The purpose this scoping ...

Introduction Spina Bifida, a congenital neural tube defect causing multi-system dysfunction. The birth of disabled child in the family inevitably affects members, their lives, feelings, behavior and social life negatively. A lifelong challenge with disease may give rise to severe pathologies parents or caregivers; such as somatization disorder which is characterized by various functional somati...

BACKGROUND Childhood experiences profoundly affect later functioning as an adult. Family practitioners are well-placed to discover the links between childhood troubles and later somatization, depression or anxiety. OBJECTIVES We aimed to study the interrelation of somatization, depressive and anxiety disorders in frequently attending patients in general practice; to investigate whether these ...