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The somatizing patient.

V Holder-Perkins1, T Wise, D E Williams

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042-3300, USA.

Current Psychiatry Reports
|December 21, 2000
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Identifying patients with unexplained physical symptoms is crucial for managing healthcare costs. This study explores understanding somatic worry and treatment strategies for somatoform disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Primary care
  • Psychiatry
  • Medical psychology

Background:

  • Unexplained physical symptoms are common in primary care.
  • These symptoms pose diagnostic challenges and can cause clinician frustration.
  • Identifying somatizing patients is important for cost containment and effective care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the significance of identifying primary care patients with unexplained physical symptoms.
  • To explore methods for understanding somatic worry, a key feature of somatoform disorders.
  • To discuss evaluation and treatment strategies for somatizing patients.

Main Methods:

  • Focus on understanding somatic worry and preoccupation.
  • Review of diagnostic challenges in somatoform disorders.

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  • Discussion of psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic treatment options.

    • Main Results:

    • Somatic worry is central to various somatoform disorders.
    • Effective identification and management can improve patient outcomes.
    • A combination of therapeutic approaches may be beneficial.

    Conclusions:

    • Early identification of somatizing patients is essential in primary care.
    • Understanding somatic worry is key to diagnosis and treatment.
    • Integrated treatment strategies, including psychotherapy and medication, are recommended.