title: Comparison of four diagnostic systems for the diagnosis of somatization disorder.
abstract: This article compares the Feighner criteria, the DSM-III criteria for somatization disorder and a modified version of the proposed ICD-10 criteria. Working with a data set collected from the charts of 250 patients considered likely to have unexplained somatic symptoms, the kappa statistic and percentage agreement was calculated. The kappa between the DSM-III and DSM-III-R criteria is 0.93. Between the modified ICD-10 and DSM-III it was 0.71, but between Feighner and the modified ICD-10 it was 0.44. However, the different criteria identify the same patient population based on mental co-morbidity and demographics. The authors suggest that the modified version of the proposed ICD-10 should be investigated further, as it can use data sets previously collected for assessments of somatization disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tómasson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Coryell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology