The somatism disorder (formerly known as Briquet's syndrome) is a mental disorder that is classified in the DSM-IV in somatoform disorders. It is a chronic mental disorder that results in many physical symptoms. Characteristic in patients with somatitis disorder is that they ask a lot of attention for the physical symptoms and are less inclined to look at other factors that may affect the complaints, such as psychological and social factors. They visit many medical specialists and often do not understand.
The condition often accompanies other mental illnesses, such as clinical depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders and panic disorder, making diagnosis extremely difficult. It is striking that the disease occurs at ten times as many women as men.
If no diagnosis has been made, a small group will do drugstore.
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