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SOMATOFORM DISORDERS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

[Disorders that have in common] the prominence of somatic symptoms associated with significant distress and impairment.

OBS

somatoform disorders: The DSM-IV [Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fourth edition] term "somatoform disorders" was confusing and is replaced by "somatic symptom and related disorders".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

[Troubles qui ont comme] caractéristique commune la prééminence de symptômes somatiques associés à une détresse et à un handicap significatifs.

OBS

Le terme «troubles somatoformes» du DSM-IV [Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, quatrième édition] manquait de précision et [il a été] remplacé par «troubles à symptomatologie somatique et apparentés».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Psicología clínica
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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