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Multiple and ill-defined somatic complaints can be classified under somatoform disorders or neurasthenia (3).

Clinical and diagnostic features of a case of dissociative motor disorder

Conversion disorder is a form of somatoform disorders, a group of disorders with the manifestation of physical symptoms without any underlying physical or organic pathology.

Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Interpersonal Problems in Patients with Conversion Disorder

Mood disorders (52%), neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (33%), and substance related disorders (28%) were the most common disorders.

Psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in suicide attempters

When you suspect a somatoform disorder including conversion, start therapy and treat the symptoms as "real." (12) Tell the patient that no specific treatment will completely resolve the symptoms, but that it can help.

Treatment in the face of uncertainty following traumatic anhydrous ammonia exposure

Treatment of the patient as a whole, with respect and empathy, as well as frequent follow-up, is the treatment of choice for somatoform disorders and may be an effective treatment.

A case report highlighting the growing trend of internet-based self-diagnosis of "Morgellon's Disease"

Symptoms such as depression, anxiety and cognitive impairment are often present, and the opinion of a psychiatrist may be sought to rule out the presence of a significant psychiatric disorder, including an undifferentiated somatoform disorder.

Disability claims on psychiatric grounds in the South African context: a review

if an individual suffering from a somatoform disorder feels significantly limited in his or her ability to work or function because of the disorder, he or she may choose to file for disability.

All in your head: a comprehensive approach to somatoform disorders in adult disability claims

A subtype of somatoform disorder, conversion disorder, has historically been treated in inpatient settings (Speed and Mooney 2002).

Demonised diagnosis: the influence of stigma on interdisciplinary rehabilitation of somatoform disorder

Psychopathological symptoms (question a), particularly psychotic and somatoform disorder symptoms, explained between 8% (Feel like expressing anger verbally) and 23% (Feel like expressing anger physically) of the variance of the various state anger aspects, whilst hostility symptoms alone explained between 9% (Angry temperament, Anger Expression out and in) and 24% (Trait anger) of the same variance.

On Scale-II of SCL-R: Somatoform, a mean score of 15 with a standard deviation of 13 was obtained by non psychiatric sample of Lahore city and the clients who were presenting with somatic complaints and diagnosed as having Somatoform disorder got a mean score of 54 with a standard deviation of 18.

STANDARDIZATION OF SYMPTOM CHECKLIST-R ON PSYCHIATRIC AND NON PSYCHIATRIC SAMPLE OF LAHORE CITY

Co-morbid psychiatric disorders * in adult ADHD subjects (N=25) Co-morbidities Current Lifetime N (%) N (%) Oppositional defiant disorder 6 (24) 1 (4) Major depressive disorder 6 (24) Substance abuse/dependence 5 (20) Social phobia 2 (8) Specific phobia 2 (8) Undifferentiated somatoform disorder 2 (8) Bipolar affective disorder 2 (8) Obsessive compulsive disorder 2 (8) Pain disorder due to psychological causes 1 (4) Male erectile disorder 1 (4) Generalized anxiety disorder 1 (4) Anti-social personality disorder 1 (4) Multiple co-morbidities 6 (24) 8 (32) * Not mutually exclusive

An exploratory clinical study of adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder from India

Multiple medically unexplained symptoms increase the likelihood of a co-existing psychiatric diagnosis, with as many as half of patients having an anxiety disorder, and two-thirds a depressive disorder.3,5,7-9 Moreover, there is some evidence that functional impairment is higher in somatoform disorder with a co-morbid depressive or anxiety disorder.

Depression and anxiety in multisomatoform disorder: prevalence and clinical predictors in primary care