DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria For Somatization Disorder
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, DSM IV-TR, defines somatization disorder as:
A. A history of many physical complaints beginning before age 30 years, occurring over several years, resulting in seeking treatment, or significant impairment.
B. Each one of the following criteria must have been met, with individual symptoms occurring at any time:
1. Four pain symptoms (related to different sites or functions)
2. Two gastrointestinal symptoms (other than pain)
3. One sexual symptom (other than pain)
4. One "pseudoneurological" symptom (not limited to pain)
C. Either (1) or (2):
1. after appropriate investigation, each of the symptoms cannot be fully explained by a known general medical condition (GMC) or direct effects of a substance.
2. when there is a related GMC, the physical complaints or resulting impairment are in excess of what would be expected from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings.
D. The symptoms are not intentionally produced or feigned(as in factitious disorder or malingering).
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