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Differenzierung von somatoformen Störungen und primär organisch bedingten Schmerzstörungen bei Patienten einer verhaltensmedizinischen Schmerzambulanz
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bach, Michael Koschitz, Karin Aigner, Martin Bankier, Bettina |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | of the present study was to assess the clinical utility of the DSM-IV criteria of somatoform disorders among a larger consecutive sample of patients in a pain clinic (n = 584). Of these, 377 subjects fulfilled diagnostic criteria of a somatoform disorder according to DSM-IV. This subsample was compared with a number of 122 subjects with medically explainable chronic pain syndromes. As compared to these, patients with somatoform disorders significantly more often exhibited widespread pain, rated more often mental problems as a reason for their pain, showed significantly more medical appointments during the last 6 months and were significantly more often off work. These results underline the utility of DSM-IV criteria for the differentiation of somatoform disorders among chronic pain patients, in particular the assessment of health-related attitudes and illness behaviour. In contrast, the validity of particular diagnostic categorie, as proposed by DSM-IV for the group of somatoform disorders (somatisation disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder, two subtypes of pain disorder) remains unclear. J Neurol Neurochir Psychiatr 2006; 7 (2): 32–6. |
| Starting Page | 32 |
| Ending Page | 36 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.kup.at/kup/pdf/5862.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.kup.at/kup/pdf/5862.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
