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Emergencies and somatization

M De Clercq1, V Dubois, M Brusselmans

  • 1Crisis and Psychiatric Emergency Unit, Saint-Luc University Clinic, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels.

Acta Clinica Belgica
|January 1, 1996
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Patients with somatization disorder often have co-occurring mood and anxiety disorders. Combined somatician and psychiatrist intervention is crucial for improving psychiatric care compliance in these patients.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • Somatization disorder presents diagnostic challenges in emergency settings.
  • Patients often exhibit complex psychiatric comorbidities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the clinical profile of patients with somatization.
  • To identify psychiatric comorbidities in this population.
  • To evaluate the impact of multidisciplinary intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 72 patients with somatization.
  • Psychiatric consultation requested by somaticians in an emergency service.
  • Review of psychiatric antecedents and diagnoses.

Main Results:

  • 37.5% of patients had mood disorders.

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  • 11% had psychotic disorders.
  • 20% had serious anxiety disorders.
  • Poor psychiatric history was common.
  • Low compliance with psychiatric care was observed.

    • Conclusions:

    • Somatization patients present with significant psychiatric comorbidities.
    • Multidisciplinary care involving somaticians and psychiatrists is essential.
    • Improved compliance and psychiatric care levels can be achieved through combined interventions.