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somatization

somatic distress in response to psychosocial stress & seeking medical help for it Etiology: - somatoform disorder - affective disorder

Related

somatization disorder (Briquet's syndrome) somatoform (psychosomatic) disorder; somatic symptom & related disorders (SSRD)

General

sign/symptom

References

  1. Wikipedia: Somatization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatization
  2. Lipowski ZJ Somatization: the concept and its clinical application Am J Psychiatry (1988) 145:1358 PMID: 3056044