Simplified approach to somatization disorder - When less may prove to be more

Authors
Holloway, KL Zerbe, KJ
Citation
Kl. Holloway et Kj. Zerbe, Simplified approach to somatization disorder - When less may prove to be more, POSTGR MED, 108(6), 2000, pp. 89
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
00325481 → ACNP
Volume
108
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5481(200011)108:6<89:SATSD->2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Somatization disorder is the physical manifestation of mental pain. Unlike patients with other chronic conditions, patients with somatization disorder are unlikely to cooperate in, or respond to, their treatment. In this arti cle, Drs Holloway and Zerbe discuss how physicians can distinguish this con founding condition from real physical illness and find a balanced approach to helping the patient without burning themselves out.