(from the article `mental disorder`) In these conditions, psychological distress is manifested through physical symptomatology (combined symptoms of a disease) or other physical ... Somatoform disorders, which include the so-called hysterical, or conversion, neuroses, manifest themselves in physical symptoms, such as blindness, ... [...
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A group of disorders in which physical symptoms suggesting physical disorders for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiologic mechanisms, and for which there is positive evidence, or a strong presumption that the symptoms are linked to psychological factors; e.g., hysteria, conversion disorder, hypochondriasis, and pain di...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a group of disorders in which physical symptoms suggesting physical disorders for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiologic mechanisms, and for which there is positive evidence, or a strong presumption that the symptoms are linked to psychological factors; hysteria, conversion disorder, hypocho...
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Somatoform disorder: See: Body dysmorphic disorder.
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