title: [Somatoform disorders: diagnosis and treatment].
abstract: Somatoform disorders include several diagnoses, the treatment of which concerns somaticians as well as psychiatrists. This paper defines those diagnosis features, differential diagnosis, epidemiological aspects and etiology hypothesis. Regarding treatments, emphasis is stressed upon, the high level of collaboration between somaticians and psychiatrists, regarding those long term follow-up, well known for potential high-costs in terms of individual suffering and financial terms.
authors.affiliation: Thérapeute de famille ASTHEFIS.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Le Goff-Cubilier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bryois
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*