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Somatization Disorder in Elderly Patients.

Elizabeth F Pribor¹, Deborah S Smith¹, Sean H Yutzy¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, Ylashington University School of Medicine, 4740 Children's Pkice, St. Louis, MO 63110.

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

|May 23, 2017

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Somatization disorder is as common in older women as in younger adults. This study found similar prevalence and characteristics of somatization disorder across age groups in women, highlighting the need for further research.

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Area of Science:

Geriatric psychiatry
Psychosomatic medicine

Background:

Somatization disorder is poorly understood in elderly populations.
Limited data exists on its prevalence, characteristics, and natural history in older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of somatization disorder in elderly women.
To compare somatization disorder in older versus younger adult women.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional evaluation of 353 adult women from psychiatric and medical outpatient clinics.
Inclusion of patients aged 55 years and older, representing 24% of the sample.

Main Results:

No significant differences were found between older and younger women regarding somatization disorder prevalence.
The number and characteristics of somatic symptoms were comparable across age groups.
Older women exhibited similar patterns of somatization disorder as younger cohorts.

Conclusions:

Somatization disorder affects elderly women similarly to younger women.
Findings suggest age may not be a differentiating factor in somatization disorder presentation.
Further prospective studies are recommended to understand the natural history in this demographic.