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TABLE 9-3 - Somatoform Disorders

Somatization disorder Chronic multiple medical complaints that include pain, gastrointestinal disturbance, sexual symptoms, and pseudoneurologic symptoms that are not due to a medical illness.
Undifferentiated somatoform disorder A less severe form of somatization disorder; involves fewer complaints and briefer course.
Conversion disorder Complaints involving sensory (such as numbness) and voluntary motor (such as paralysis) function that are not due to neurologic dysfunction.
Pain disorder Pain is the major complaint. If medical causes are present, psychological factors have a major role in mediating the expression and impact of pain.
Hypochondriasis Preoccupation with having a serious disease based on a misinterpretation of bodily function and sensation.
Body dysmorphic disorder Excessive concern with a perceived defect in appearance.