Somatization

Somatization

Somatization is currently defined as "a tendency to experience and communicate somatic distress in response to psychosocial stress and to seek medical help for it". [cite journal |author=Lipowski ZJ |title=Somatization: the concept and its clinical application |journal=Am J Psychiatry |volume=145 |issue=11 |pages=1358–68 |year=1988 |pmid=3056044 |doi=]

This can be, but not always, related to a psychological condition such as:cite journal |author=Smith RC, Gardiner JC, Lyles JS, "et al" |title=Exploration of DSM-IV criteria in primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms |journal=Psychosomatic medicine |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=123–9 |year=2005 |pmid=15673634 |doi=10.1097/01.psy.0000149279.10978.3e]
* Affective disorders (anxiety and depression)
* Somatoform disorders

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) have classified somatoform disorders in the DSM-IVand the World Health Organization (WHO) have classified these in the ICD-10.

Both classification systems use similar criteria, though due to limited medical knowledge in psychiatric medicine, differences of opinion are expected. Most current practitioners will use one over the other, though in cases of borderline diagnoses, both may be referred to.

ee also

* Amplification (psychology)
* Medically unexplained physical symptoms
* Somatization disorder

References

External links

* [http://www.priory.com/psych/pain.htm Pain and Somatization]


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