Somatic symptom disorder
| Subclass of | mental disorder, psychosomatic disease, medically unexplained physical symptom, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | psychiatry, clinical psychology, psychosomatic medicine |
| ICD-9-CM | 300.81, 300.8 |
| ICPC 2 ID | P75 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C34956 |
Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) be a mental health condition wey be characterised by an excessive focus on physical symptoms—such as pain anaa shortness of breath—wey dey cause significant distress anaa impairment. Individuals plus SSD dey experience disproportionate thoughts, emotions, den behaviors wey be related to dema symptoms. De symptoms demselves no be deliberately produced anaa feigned (as dem dey insyd malingering den factitious disorders), den dema underlying cause—whether organic, psychogenic anaa unexplained—be irrelevant to de diagnosis.[1]
Manifestations of somatic symptom disorder be variable; symptoms fi be widespread, specific, den often fluctuate. Somatic symptom disorder dey correspond to how an individual dey view den react to symptoms rather dan de symptoms demselves, wey e fi develop insyd de setting of existing chronic illness anaa newly onset conditions.[2]
Na several studies find a high frequency of comorbidity plus major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, den phobias.[3] Somatic symptom disorder frequently be associated plus functional pain syndromes, such as fibromyalgia den irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).[4] Somatic symptom disorder typically dey lead to poor overall functioning, interpersonal issues, unemployment anaa problems at work, den financial strain as a result of frequent healthcare visits.[2]
De etiology of somatic symptom disorder be unknown. Symptoms fi result from a heightened awareness of specific physical sensations alongside health anxiety.[5] Der be sam controversy wey dey surround de diagnosis, since symptom perception den response be inherently subjective, wey fi depend on de clinician ein interpretation.[6] Additionally, people plus known physical illnesses sam times fi be misdiagnosed plus am.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Dimsdale JE (July 2024). "Somatic Symptom Disorder — Psychiatric Disorders". Merck Manuals Professional Edition. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- 1 2 "Somatic symptom disorder — Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ Brown FW, Golding JM, Smith GR (July 1990). "Psychiatric comorbidity in primary care somatization disorder". Psychosomatic Medicine. 52 (4): 445–451. doi:10.1097/00006842-199007000-00006. PMID 2399295. S2CID 30954374.
- ↑ Häuser W, Bialas P, Welsch K, Wolfe F (June 2015). "Construct validity and clinical utility of current research criteria of DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder diagnosis in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 78 (6): 546–552. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.151. PMID 25864805.
- ↑ D'Souza RS, Hooten WM (January 2023). "Somatic Symptom Disorder". StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. PMID 30335286 – via PubMed.
- ↑ Kline CL, Shamshair S, Kullgren KA, Leber SM, Malas N (2023-01-01). "A Review of the Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on the Assessment and Management of Pediatric Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders". Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 64 (1): 58–64. doi:10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.10.266. PMID 36328180.
- ↑ Frances, Allen (March 2013). "The new somatic symptom disorder in DSM-5 risks mislabeling many people as mentally ill". BMJ. 346 f1580. doi:10.1136/bmj.f1580. PMID 23511949. S2CID 206897269.
Somatic symptom disorder captured 15% of patients with cancer or heart disease and 26% with irritable bowel syndrome or fibromyalgia, and it had a high false positive rate of 7% among healthy people in the general population.
Read further
[edit | edit source]- O'Sullivan S (2017). Is It All in Your Head?: True Stories of Imaginary Illness. Other Press. ISBN 978-1-59051-795-6.
