As the DSM–V process unfolds, Somatoform Disorders are a diagnostic category for which
major revisions seem warranted. The Conceptual Issues in Somatoform and Similar …

Persistent medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)–including the many syndromes that fall
under this umbrella–involve a discrepancy between professional knowledge and lay …

Objective To conduct a multimethod psychometric evaluation to refine the Children's
Somatization Inventory (CSI) and to investigate its dimensionality. Method The CSI was …

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Background: Gastric sensorimotor dysfunction, psychosocial factors and somatisation are all
implicated in symptom generation in functional dyspepsia (FD). Aim: To determine the …

BACKGROUND: This study examines how effectively the Patient Health Questionnaire-15
(PHQ-15), a self-administered screening instrument, recognizes somatoform symptoms and …

Objective To examine in a nationally representative sample (a) the differential association of
specific anxiety and depressive disorders defined according to DSM-IV with pain disorder …

Introduction Numerous psychological factors are believed to play a pivotal role in the
development and maintenance of persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) in all fields of …

BackgroundPatients whose symptoms are 'unexplained by disease'often have a poor
symptomatic outcome after specialist consultation, but we know little about which patient …

Many patients with a diagnosis of neurological disease, such as multiple sclerosis, have
symptoms or disability that is considered to be in excess of what would be expected from …