Many patients with somatoform disorders present to the neurology clinic, often after
extensive evaluation that has left the patient and multiple other physicians frustrated …

The fields of neurology and psychiatry were originally practiced as a unitary model. As the
fields dichotomized patients into “organic” and “functional,” patients with medically …

Somatoform disorders are common in neurological populations. Comorbidity related to
somatoform disorders with known organic neurological conditions requires further study. On …

Somatoform disorders lie on the boundary between medicine and psychiatry and have been
relatively ignored by both. Though quite common, these disorders have received little …

The diagnoses grouped under the heading “Somatoform Disorders” describe patients for
whom concerns about their health and/or somatic symptoms cause significant psychologic …

We report 124 cases of somatoform disorders, considering psychogenic disorders at the
same level as neurological disorders. We noted any psychic, somatic or social condition …

Somatoform disorders are a major diagnostic class in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM‐IV‐TR) that groups together …

Be Guided by the Evidence... Somatoform disorders are more common than many clinicians
realize and are often underdiagnosed and poorly managed. This practical guide provides a …

Opinion statement There are many new developments regarding somatization disorder,
which is among the most difficult and cumbersome of the psychiatric disorders encountered …

Patients presenting with so-matoform disorders constitute some of the most challenging,
time-consuming. and costly cases seen in primary care. Failure to diagnose and manage …