The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, 4th Edition Chapter 19. Somatoform Disorders Sections: Somatoform Disorders: Introduction, Clinical Features, Somatization Disorder, Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder, Hypochondriasis, Conversion Disorder, Pain Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Somatoform Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Etiology, Treatment, Key Points, References, Suggested Readings. Topics Discussed: somatoform disorder. Excerpt: "Somatoform disorders comprise a heterogeneous group of psychiatric illnesses in which physical symptoms or complaints without objective organic causes are present and in which there are strongly associated psychological factors. The seven somatoform disorders listed in DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association 2000) are 1) somatization disorder, 2) undifferentiated somatoform disorder, 3) hypochondriasis, 4) conversion disorder, 5) pain disorder, 6) body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), and 7) somatoform disorder not otherwise specified. Prevalence rates vary by diagnosis, but in general, across ages, somatoform disorders and their less severe variants have been seen in 16% of primary care outpatients (DeWaal et al. 2004) and in 23% of outpatients with medically unexplained symptoms (Smith et al. 2005).Older individuals with somatoform disorders are seen in all health care settings, where they frequently overuse medical services (Barsky 1979) and overburden general practitioners (Reid et al. 2001). They often come to the attention of a geriatric psychiatrist after another..." The content above is only an excerpt. For full access subscribe now or log into your account below. You can also purchase 24- or 48-hour access; learn more Username: Password:     Athens Login FORGOT your subscriber username and/or password? Get a reminder via email: The email I registered with is:  Not a subscriber? Subscribe Today PsychiatryOnline is a powerful website that features DSM-IV-TR® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools. PsychiatryOnline’s innovative platform makes these resources easy and convenient to use, offering Precise and powerful searching across books and journals. Quick pathways to related material. Mobile access from any computer with a Web connection. Ability to download any book section to PDA. Links from bibliographic references to the full text of journal articles. References to material not located in the PsychiatryOnline collection lead you to PubMed. Learn more about PsychiatryOnline Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).