Article: Somatoform Disorders
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions;      700+ words ......dree-a), conversion disorder, and somatization (so-ma-ti-ZA-...reference sources Conversion disorder Hypochondria...Psychosomatic illness Somatization disorder Somatoform...because of conversion disorder. None of...must have somatization disorder. ...

Article: Somatization disorder
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders;      700+ words ...Somatization disorder Definition Somatization disorder is a psychiatric condition marked by multiple medically...symptoms. In order to qualify for the diagnosis of somatization disorder, somatic complaints must be serious enough to interfere...

Article: Conversion Disorder
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions;      700+ words ...Conversion Disorder Conversion disorder is a psychological condition in which a person loses abilities...explanation can be found to explain the symptoms. Symptoms of conversion disorder often begin after some stressful experience, and they...

Article: Conversion disorder
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders;      700+ words ......82% of adults with conversion disorder stop working because...The annual bill for conversion disorder in the United States...payments. Description Conversion disorder has a complicated...stage in the study of conversion disorder was research into...the treatment of ...

Article: somatization disorder
A Dictionary of Nursing;      33 words ...somatization disorder (soh-mă-ty- zay -shŏn) n. a psychiatric disorder that is characterized by multiple recurrent changing physical symptoms in the absence of physical disorders that could explain them.

Article: somatoform disorders
A Dictionary of Nursing;      33 words ...somatoform disorders (sŏ- mat -oh-form) pl. n. a group of disorders in which there is a history of repeated physical complaints with no physical basis. They include somatization disorder and hypochondriasis.

Article: hysteria
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      301 words ......disorder commonly known today as conversion disorder, in which a psychological conflict...condition with real, physical disease. Conversion disorder is usually found in patients with...helping patients suffering from conversion disorder. Bibliography: See A. Roy, ed...

Article: pseudoplegia
A Dictionary of Nursing;      24 words ...pseudoplegia (s'yoo-doh- plee -jiă) n. paralysis of the limbs not associated with organic abnormalities. It may be a symptom of conversion disorder.

Article: trance
A Dictionary of Nursing;      31 words ...trance (trahns) n. a state in which reaction to the environment is diminished although awareness is not impaired. It may be caused by hypnosis, meditation, catatonia, conversion disorder, or drugs.

Article: conversion disorder
A Dictionary of Nursing;      54 words ...conversion disorder n. a psychological disorder, formerly known as conversion hysteria , in which a conflict or need manifests itself as an organic...

Article: Chemical sensitivity attributed to pesticide exposure versus remodeling.
Archives of Environmental Health;  March 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......implausibility of this illness. Somatization disorder has many features in common with...DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria for somatization disorder include reports of pain at multiple...of 30 Y.[8] Other criteria for somatization disorder include food intolerances, depression...

Article: hysterical
A Dictionary of Nursing;      32 words ...hysterical (hiss- te -ri-kăl) adj. 1. describing symptoms characteristic of conversion disorder. 2. describing a kind of personality disorder characterized by instability and shallowness of feelings.

Article: Possible time-dependent sensitization to xenobiotics: self-reported illness from chemical odors, foods, and opiate drugs in an older adult population.
Archives of Environmental Health;  September 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ......although multiple food intolerances are a symptom of somatization disorder,[22] cacosmia is not a criterion for diagnosis of any...hysteria, including irritable bowel (cf. the diagnosis of somatization disorder or Briquet's syndrome has replaced hysteria in the psychiatric...

Article: Suicide in psychiatric disorders.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  March 1, 2008 ;     138 words ......and international literature reviews pertaining to suicide in connection with adolescence, effects of antidepressants, somatization disorder, acute risk factors, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dissociative disorders, epileptic patients, schizoaffective...