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undifferentiated somatoform disorder
Not the same as unspecified somatic symptom disorder [1]
Etiology:
- psychological factors
- stress, resentment ...
Epidemiology:
- common in the elderly
Clinical manifestations:
- 1 or more physical complaints lasting > 6 months associated with significant distress or functional impairment
- distress or functional impairment cannot be explained by a known medical condition
Management:
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- see somatoform disorder
General
somatoform (psychosomatic) disorder; somatic symptom & related disorders (SSRD)
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition
Parada JT et al (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9)
Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2016
- Wijeratne C, Brodaty H, Hickie I.
The neglect of somatoform disorders by old age psychiatry:
some explanations and suggestions for future research.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;18(9):812-9. Review.
PMID: 12949849
- Lobo-Escolar A, Saz P, Marcos G et al
Somatic and psychiatric comorbidity in the general elderly
population: results from the ZARADEMP Project.
J Psychosom Res. 2008 Oct;65(4):347-55.
PMID: 18805244