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Somatoform disorder signs
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Victoria Wittanswered
Clinical Psychology 23 years experience
Encourage evaluation: Hypochondriasis and somatoform disorder are NOT same disorders.
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Grant Brenneranswered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Tread carefully: Educate yourself. Look up these conditions to understand the person isn't "faking" it; there are psychological dimensions. Check in on your own leve... Read More
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Reynoldsanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
It is real, but.....: A group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms suggesting a medical disorder, however these symptoms cannot be fully explained by a medical ... Read More
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Somatoform Disorder: A somatoform disorder = the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition ("somatoform") but aren't fully explained by a gene... Read More
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Somatoform: After careful assessment by your psychiatrist, he/she. Will confront you.
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Not defined yet: Somatoform disorder is not just one illness, but a category of several types that are linked by having physical symptoms suggesting a general medical ... Read More
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Writeranswered
Psychiatry 17 years experience
Unconscious Conflict: Somatoform disorders are a group of conditions wherein individuals unconsciously manifest psychological &/or physical symptoms typically in the settin... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Murphyanswered
Allergy and Immunology 30 years experience
Loaded question: It would be unusual for allergies to present as a somatoform disorder.
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Leslie Howellanswered
psychiatry 21 years experience
Differences: The treatments used for these disorders are different. For schizophrenia the main treatment is antipsychotic medication. The most effective treatment ... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 60 years experience
Somatoform: disorder means any symptoms are possible! The "trick" is to be able to "separate" the symptoms form the emotional problem from symptoms due to disease... Read More
3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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