METHOD: 234 patients answered the translated version of Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire. The Portuguese Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule was used to validate clinical diagnosis.

including mood and anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, and substance use disorders. But, despite “plausible mechanisms” the link between suicidality and headache remains unclear.

The disorder is thought to occur in about 1 to 2 percent of the population, but it’s possible for anyone to experience fleeting symptoms. Mental health providers have sometimes dismissed D.D.D ...

Other older names for somatic symptom disorder (SSD) may include somatoform disorder or somatization disorder. People with SSD have very intense thoughts, behaviors, and feelings about their ...

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD formerly known as "somatization disorder" or "somatoform disorder") is a form of mental illness that causes one or more bodily symptoms, including pain. The symptoms ...

Factitious disorders are similar to another group of mental disorders called somatoform disorders, which also involve the presence of symptoms that are not due to actual physical illness or ...

Here is the question: I have a family member who never seems to have a good day in their life. They’re always complaining of some ailment, and always running to doctors, who usually find no ...

Abstract: Idiopathic chronic pain disorders constitude a large ... In this paper, we apply an efficient algorithm for motif discovery to time series data of somatoform patients and healthy controls.We ...

Somatoform disorders are characterised by physical symptoms that a medical condition cannot fully explain. It is exceedingly important that mental health professionals are familiar with somatoform ...