psychological disorders (as body dysmorphic disorder or hypochondriasis) marked by physical complaints for which no organic or physiological explanation is found and for which there is a strong likelihood that psychological factors are involved.” So what does this mean? Basically, somatoform disorders include mental factors that are often caused by physical symptoms, but no physical source or psychological cause. The symptoms therefore are imagined, but that does not bring light to the situation that it
Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), describes somatoform disorders as a group of related mental health symptoms that are characterized by a patient’s presentation of multiple, current somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant impairment of daily functioning. A somatic symptom is the presentation of physical illness or distress that would appear to have a medical basis but which cannot be explained by either a general medical condition, direct
characterized by a series of physical symptoms ailing an individual with no real proof that would characterize any physiological cause. “Somatoform disorder is an umbrella term encompassing the following conditions: somatization disorder, conversion disorder, undifferentiated disorder, pain disorder, hypochondria, and last but not least, body dysmorphic disorder” (Schonbeck, 2006). At the root of this disorder is stress. More females than males experience these symptoms because of the high pressures
Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) are common across health settings. Physical symptoms which do not fit any known medical illness or where examination and investigation do not reveal any distinct pathology are termed as MUS. Many terms have been used as synonyms to MUS like functional, somatic symptoms, functional overlay, hysterical symptoms, bodily symptoms, and to the extent of labeling it as malingering or factitious. The prevalence of MUS is around 40-49% in primary care patients and likely
that learning the way a body works is not enough. “The World Health Organisation attempted…defining health very broadly as ‘a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’” (Ayers 6). If being healthy requires physical, mental and social stability, how can a doctor just focus on the physical part of their patient and treat their problems based on just one of the three key components to being healthy? Sure, knowing what an organ does will
emotional distress in terms of physical pain, such as stomachaches or headaches, but these complaints are usually brief and do not affect the child's overall daily life. In contrast somatoform disorders represent the severe end of a continuum of somatic symptoms.
Neuro-ophthalmology and address the different disorders that are treated by an Neuro-ophthalmologist. what makes neuro-ophthalmology unique to all other sub-specialties, and how this contributes to making neuro-ophthalmology not only one of the most medically interesting, yet rewarding sub-specialties in ophthalmology. Ophthalmology is about saving the vision, but neuro-ophthalmology is sometimes also about saving lives. Isn’t that why we all went into medicine in the first place? There is no other sub-specialty
Better Than Coffee? According to ABC News, Kyle Craig, “a musician, athlete and high-achieving student at Vanderbilt University, was the only one who saw the train coming.” In just one year, Kyle “lost his social confidence and became increasingly paranoid in an almost imperceptible downward spiral that deceived nearly everyone.” Then he stepped in front of a train to end his life at the age of 21. Kyle had become addicted to Adderall -- a drug legally prescribed for attention deficit disorder
Neck pain is defined as pain between the occiput and third thoracic vertebrae (Cote et al., 2003) and is a common debilitating condition (Carroll et al., 2008). It is estimated 30-50% of all adults will develop neck pain at some point in their lives and of those affected, 11-14% will experience a degree of work-related limitation (Cote et al., 2008). Studies conducted in South African settings reported that the prevalence of neck pain was 50% in the Caucasian population and 45% in the indigenous