"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disorders having the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a general medical condition but that are not fully explained by another medical condition, by the direct effects of a substance, or by another mental disorder. The MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED 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-V)
| Descriptor ID |
D013001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Somatoform Disorders- Somatoform Disorders
- Disorder, Somatoform
- Disorders, Somatoform
- Somatoform Disorder
- Medically Unexplained Syndrome
- Syndrome, Medically Unexplained
- Syndromes, Medically Unexplained
- Unexplained Syndrome, Medically
- Unexplained Syndromes, Medically
- Medically Unexplained Syndromes
Somatization Disorder- Somatization Disorder
- Disorders, Somatization
- Somatization Disorders
- Briquet Syndrome
- Syndrome, Briquet
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