 Somatoform Disorders
"Somatoform Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Disorders having the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition but that are not fully explained by a general medical condition, by the direct effects of a substance, or by another mental disorder. The symptoms must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. In contrast to FACTITIOUS DISORDERS and MALINGERING, the physical symptoms are not under voluntary control. (APA, DSM-IV)
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D013001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.875
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somatoform Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Wang J, Kelly BC, Liu T, Zhang G, Hao W. Factorial structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)-18 among Chinese drug users. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Dec 01; 133(2):368-75.
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Silber TJ. Somatization disorders: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Pediatr Rev. 2011 Feb; 32(2):56-63; quiz 63-4.
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Wang J, Kelly BC, Booth BM, Falck RS, Leukefeld C, Carlson RG. Examining factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)-18 among drug users. Addict Behav. 2010 Jan; 35(1):23-9.
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Silber TJ, Pao M. Somatization disorders in children and adolescents. Pediatr Rev. 2003 Aug; 24(8):255-64.
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