| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339478 | Psychosomatics | 2007 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The author examined the course of somatoform disorders in non-referred adolescents. Somatoform disorders were coded from DSM–IV criteria, using the computerized Munich (Germany) version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. About 35.9% of the adolescents with somatoform disorders at the index investigation continued to have the same disorders at the follow-up investigation: 26.7% had anxiety, 17.1% had depression, 22% had substance-use disorders, and 53.7% had no psychiatric disorders. Factors related to the chronicity of somatoform disorders included gender, comorbid depressive disorders, parental psychiatric disorders, and negative life events. Somatoform disorders showed a heterogeneous pattern of course.
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Authors
Cecilia A. Essau,