Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a fascinating and practical review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this category of disease. Somatic Presentations of Mental Disorders summarizes the proceedings of a unique international conference that convened experts from across disciplines to review perspectives on somatoform disorders.
Table of ContentsContributors
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Foreword
Evolution of psychosomatic diagnosis in DSM
Introduction
Chapter 1. Epidemiology of the association between somatoform disorders and anxiety and depressive disorders
Chapter 2. The association or otherwise of the functional somatic syndromes
Chapter 3. Cultural models and somatic syndromes
Chapter 4. Influence of cultural and social factors on the epidemiology of idiopathic somatic complaints and syndromes
Chapter 5. Are somatoform disorders changing with time?
Chapter 6. A biological substrate for somatoform disorders
Chapter 7. Somatoform and substance use disorders
Chapter 8. Stability of somatoform symptoms
Chapter 9. What is the evidence for the efficacy of treatments for somatoform disorders?
Chapter 10. Are treatments for common mental disorders also effective for functional symptoms and disorder?
Chapter 11. Efficacy of treatment of somatoform disorders
Chapter 12. The evidence for treatments for somatoform disorders
Index
