[Somato-form disorder in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery (4 cases reports)].
OBJECTIVE
To emphasize the significance of the "bio-psycho-society" medical model in clinic practice of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery.


METHODS
Four cases of patients with somatoform disorder in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery were reported in the paper.


RESULTS
The patients complained that there were some significantly somato symptoms in otorhinolaryngology-head and neck region. The severity of symptoms complained by these patients, however, was not coincidence with the result of careful clinical examination performed by doctors. Noteworthily, there were important psychological factors before in these patients with careful inquiring the history and some somato symptoms were significantly improved after antianxiety treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
It is important to think highly of psychological factors in clinical practice.
Yang
Zhanquan
Z
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, China. syxmy2002@sina.com
Sun
Yuxin
Y
Dong
Zhen
Z
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis