somatic complaints Specify IF: -________ - characterized by severe symptoms, marked impairment, and greater than 6 months duration Somatic Symptom Disorder: Diagnostic Criteria -- Specifiers, Predominant pain, Persistent -Other medical conditions -Panic [quizlet.com]

In contrast, the diagnosis of factitious disorder requires the absence of obvious rewards Factitious Disorder: aka Malingering A. [quizlet.com]

Over that time period she visited five different New York City hospitals requesting treatment for extremity pain/ myalgia, unspecified chest pain, Gastroesophgeal Reflux Disease (GERD)/dysphagia, and abdominal pain/gastritis. [omicsonline.org]

Her complains were persistent lower abdominal pain, itching in the genital area and a sensation of germs crawling under the skin of her lower abdominal and genital area for last 6 months. [ejpes.org]

Amancio EJ; Peluso CM; Santos AC; Ekbom's syndrome and spasmodic torticollis: case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2002; 60: 155-8. [jpad.com.pk]

TMAU is a rare metabolic disorder associated with foul body odors. The patient also experienced severe concurrent mood symptoms because of social isolation resulting from his delusion about his body odors. [journals.lww.com]

[…] up" --No relation to exacerbating or relieving factors -History out of proportion to exam All these symptoms would be considered somatic complaints Anxiety -Panic attacks - common features include: -- _________ --__________ --Dizziness --Sweating --Flushing [quizlet.com]

Essential Papers on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder represents the most significant thinkers and the various strands of thought on obsessive-compulsive disorder. [books.google.de]

The hypochondriasis in delusional disorder may superficially resemble that of somatoform disorder, psychotic depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, but careful examination will reveal very different underlying illnesses. [alpfmedical.info]

disorder Somatic Symptom Disorder: Differential Diagnoses to Consider... [quizlet.com]

In cases that involve an individual feeling that his or her obsessive-compulsive disorder beliefs are true, a delusional disorder diagnosis should not be made, but rather an obsessive-compulsive disorder, with absent insight/delusional beliefs specifier [thriveworks.com]

disorder patients often have insight into their obsessions and compulsions paranoid personality disorder difficult to differentiate between extreme characterological suspiciousness and frank delusions Treatment Difficult to treat due to patient denial [medbullets.com]

Psychodynamic Theories Use of the defense mechanisms of reaction formation, denial, projection: e.g. paranoia Treatment Hospitalize if patient is a danger to self or others, need a rapid diagnostic work-up. [psyweb.com]

No good current unifying theory Psychodynamic Theories : use of the defense mechanisms of reaction formation, denial, projection: e.g. paranoia Treatment: Hospitalize if patient is a danger to self or others, need a rapid diagnostic work-up. [psychnet-uk.com]

[…] obsessive-compulsive disorder patients often have insight into their obsessions and compulsions paranoid personality disorder difficult to differentiate between extreme characterological suspiciousness and frank delusions Treatment Difficult to treat due to patient denial [medbullets.com]

Lack of insight into the condition and denial that a problem exists are common barriers to treatment for delusional disorder. [americanaddictioncenters.org]

Signs of denial of love by the delusionally desired love object are frequently paradoxically, falsely interpreted as affirmation of love. [11, 10] Patients may attempt to contact the object of the erotomanic delusion by initiating email and other elcectronic [emedicine.medscape.com]

Further exploration and investigation into schizophrenia with somatic delusions is necessary to better understand its psychiatric manifestations and consequences. [omicsonline.org]

Conscious drives -Sometimes called hysteria -Spectrum of severity -Are they faking? Some Reasons That Patients ______. [quizlet.com]

ingestion) Differential Organic etiologies associated with delusions neurodegenerative disorders infectious diseases (HIV, neurosyphillis, acute viral encephalitis) metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, uremia) endocrinopathies (Addison's [medbullets.com]

To our knowledge, somatic delusions secondary to peripheral neuropathy has not been reported up to now therefore this case illustrates a very rare organic delusional disorder. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]