Simplified approach to somatization disorder

When less may prove to be more

Kelli L. Holloway Dr Holloway is staff psychiatrist and coordinator of residency training, Colmery-O'Neill Veterans Affairs Hospital, Topeka, Kansas.

, MD &

Kathryn J. Zerbe Dr Zerbe is Jack Aron Professor of Psychiatric Education and Women's Mental Health and training and supervising psychoanalyst, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas.

, MD

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Somatization disorder is the physical manifestation of mental pain. Unlike patients with other chronic conditions, patients with somatization disorder are unlikely to cooperate in, or respond to, their treatment. In this article, Drs Holloway and Zerbe discuss how physicians can distinguish this confounding condition from real physical illness and find a balanced approach to helping the patient without burning themselves out.

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