Estimated frequency of somatic symptom disorder in general practice: cross-sectional survey with general practitioners

Estimated frequency of somatic symptom disorder in general practice: cross-sectional survey with general practitioners

Abstract Background Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is the successor diagnosis of somatoform disorder in the 5th Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Relevance and frequency of SSD and its clinical symptoms in general practice are still unknown. We estimate fr...

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Main Authors: Marco Lehmann, Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Thomas Zimmermann, Martin Scherer, Bernd Löwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Persistent somatic symptoms
Somatoform disorder
Primary health care
General practice
Somatic symptom disorder
Bodily distress
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04100-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04100-0

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