Comparing the diagnostic concepts of ICD-10 somatoform disorders and DSM-5 somatic symptom disorders in patients from a psychosomatic outpatient clinic

DSM-5 criteria included more patients than ICD-10 somatoform disorders in our sample. Patients diagnosed with a somatic symptom disorder appear to be more severely impaired in terms of general and health-related anxiety and psychological distress associated to their somatic symptoms, especially when diagnosed with a severe form of somatic symptom disorder.