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Somatoform and

Dissociative Disorders

Professor Christopher G. Beevers, Ph.D

Somatoform Disorders

• (^) What characterizes Somatoform Disorders?
  • (^) Physical symptoms or complaints not fully explained by a medical condition
• (^) Must rule out…
  • (^) An actual medical condition
  • (^) Effects of a drug
  • (^) Malingering
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Somatoform Disorders

• (^) Somatoform Disorders refer to the following disorders… - (^) Conversion Disorder - (^) Somatization Disorder - (^) Hypochondriasis - (^) Pain Disorder
• (^) Somatization disorder, hypochondriasis, and pain

disorder have been combined into Somatic

Symptom Disorder in DSM-

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Conversion Disorder

• (^) Diagnostic Criteria
  • (^) Symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest a neurological or other medical condition without a neurological cause
  • (^) Often in response to life stress or trauma
• (^) Examples
  • (^) Partial paralysis
  • (^) Pseudoseizures
  • (^) “Hysterical” blindness Please don’t put anything here, this is reserved for the live video of the

Conversion Disorder

• (^) Prevalence and course
  • (^) Very rare (~ 0.005%)
  • (^) More common in women
  • (^) conversion symptoms tend to disappear within 2

weeks

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Changes in DSM-

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• (^) The DSM-IV disorders of somatization disorder ,

hypochondriasis , pain disorder , and

undifferentiated somatoform disorder have been

removed because they were difficult to diagnose

with reliability

• (^) Replaced with Somatic Symptom Disorder and

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Somatic Symptom Disorder

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• (^) Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) (DSM-5) is

defined by:

• (^) One or more somatic symptoms that are distressing (could have medical cause)
• (^) Excessive and disproportionate thoughts, feelings and behaviors regarding those symptoms.
• (^) Persistent concern—at least 6 months

Hypochondriasis

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• (^) Diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV)
  • (^) Fears or beliefs of having a serious disease based on a misinterpretation of bodily symptoms
  • (^) Preoccupation persists despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance
  • (^) Has gone on for at least 6 months
• (^) Examples
  • (^) Abdominal discomfort = stomach cancer
  • (^) Minor sores/rashes = skin cancer, lupus, etc.

Illness Anxiety Disorder

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• (^) Preoccupied they have a serious illness
• (^) Somatic symptoms are not present (or very mild)
• (^) High level of anxiety about health
• (^) Performs excessive health-related behaviors
• (^) Illness preoccupation for at least 6 months

Illness Anxiety Disorder

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• (^) Prevalence and Course
  • (^) 2 - 7% in general medical practices
  • (^) No sex differences
  • (^) Typical onset in early 20s
  • (^) Chronic course
• (^) Associated features
  • (^) Often associated with high anxiety

Illness Anxiety Disorder

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• (^) Treatment
  • (^) Challenging dysfunctional beliefs
  • (^) Inducing minor symptoms to observe effect
  • (^) CBT & SSRIs