There have been few reports about treating or managing undifferentiated somatoform disorder. Investigators of patients with this disorder generally make treatment recommendations that are the same as for patients with somatization…

Making the initial diagnosis of somatization disorder may require consultation with a psychiatrist to confirm the diagnosis, which lowers the physician’s anxiety about missing some esoteric diagnosis and facilitates adherence to…

Disability
Most people find that their work provides structure for their lives, income for sustaining their families, and incentives for maintaining their health, although many disability plans discourage the latter. Work disability…

Specific treatment approaches have not been well studied in somatization disorder or undifferentiated somatoform disorder. However, several studies have provided preliminary evidence that cognitive-behavioral therapy may be effective in patients with…

Appropriate treatment of somatization disorder can begin once the correct disorder has been diagnosed. However, because the etiology of this disorder is not known and no curative or ameliorative therapies…

A part of the careful assessment and treatment of somatization disorder or undifferentiated somatoform disorder is the diagnosis of comorbid conditions, the treatment of which will be an important aspect of the management of the…

To manage these conditions successfully, it is important to differentiate them from other similar conditions. The most common disorders that need to be differentiated from somatization disorder and…

Understanding the Course of Somatization Disorder and Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder and Assessing Patients’ Symptoms

Understanding the course of somatization disorder and undifferentiated somatoform disorder and carefully assessing…

Once the clinician recognizes that either somatization disorder or undifferentiated somatoform disorder is a diagnostic possibility in a given patient, he or she must then actually diagnose the disorder. The diagnostic criteria for…