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Clinical symptoms of Somatization Disorder
A somatizing patient may present with many symptoms referred to any body part or organ system, and these symptoms may indicate any type of disease entity, but none of the physical symptoms of somatization disorder are pathognomonic. The clinician working with somatizers needs to be aware that multiple physical symptoms, in and of themselves, do […]
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somatization disorder diagnostic criteria
Somatization Disorder Diagnosis As a diagnostic entity, somatization disorder is a fairly recent addition to the DSM nomenclature and was intended as a simplified version of Briquet’s syndrome. Somatization disorder was officially recognized in DSM-III and was also included in DSM-III-R with some minor changes. Before DSM-III, the criteria for Briquet’s syndrome required at least […]
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definition of somatization disorder
Broadly defined, somatization disorder is a term that covers a broad range of physical symptoms that occur in the absence of organic pathology or the amplification of bodily sensations that accompany physical conditions beyond those that can be explained by organic pathology. Somatization has also been defined as a bodily or somatic expression of psychic […]
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diagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
diagnostic criteria Structured Clinical Interviews There is no definitive diagnostic tool available for making any psychiatric diagnosis, but the clinical interview currently stands as the linchpin of a multiaxial, multimodal assessment protocol. With a goal of improving diagnostic validity and reliability, a number of structured and semistructured clinical interviews have been developed to assess psychological […]
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Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
During the past decade, the literature devoted to the clinical assessment of PTSD advanced considerably. Of particular note is the increase in attention to the development of assessment tools for use with noncombatants and even more specifically with survivors of specific civilian traumas (e.g., tools developed specifically for use with rape survivors, crime victims, etc.), […]
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Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) Epidemiologic studies conducted over the past two decades provided empirical information about the prevalence of PTSD in the general population and among individuals who have been exposed to specific types of potentially traumatic events. This research indicates that most individuals who are exposed to a potential trauma do not develop […]
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Epidemiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study of patterns and correlates of disease onset and course in human populations. Psychiatric epidemiology includes studies of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders (i.e, how many people have specific disorders), the distribution of disorders among subgroups of populations, the relationship of a particular disorder to other disorders, and factors that affect […]
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DSM-IV PTSD Diagnostic Criteria
Current Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With the publication of the 4th edition of the DSM, the concept of trauma evolved from focusing on uncommon, highly adverse, external events to describing the specific characteristics of a traumatic event, including the individual’s psychological response to the event regardless of whether the event is rare or […]
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Biochemistry and Neuropharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD)
Biochemistry and Neuropharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) Although they are an indirect assessment of brain function, data from biochemical challenge studies and pharmacological treatment outcome studies suggest that the orbital and cingulate cortex may be potential neuroanatomical sites of dysfunction in OCD. Data that address the neurochemistry of OCD have been collected under three conditions: […]
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Biological Contributions to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Biological Contributions to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) In 1985, Turner, Beidel, and Nathan reviewed the available data that addressed biological factors in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Included in the review were genetic and family studies, neurophysiological and neuropsychological studies, neuroanatomical studies, and biochemical and pharmacological studies. Turner et al. concluded that although biological factors correlated […]
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