Somatoform disorder and the DSM-V Workgroup's interim proposals: two central issues.
This paper discusses the published interim report of the DSM-V Workgroup onSomatic Symptom Disorders (SSDs). "SSD" is the term proposed by the Workgroup to replace "somatoform disorder."
Visiting Research Associate, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK. richardsykes@blueyonder.co.uk
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D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D013577:Syndrome; D009626:Terminology as Topic