Somatisation disorder

Somatisation disorder Multiple, recurrent and frequently Briquet s disorder... 

Somatoform autonomic dysfunction Similar to somatisation disorder, but autonomic dysfunction E.g. trembling, sweating, gastrointestinal symptoms, palpitations Irritable bowel syndrome Hyperventilation syndrome... 

Persistent somatoform pain disorder Similar to somatisation disorder, but persistent, severe and distressing pain, occurring with psychosocial problems Back pain Tension headache Atypical facial pain... 

In contrast, in other subjects, the simulated disease is due to psychiatric problems such as psychoses, mental retardation and personality disorders. In these cases, the intrinsic reason for the lesions is different, as the subject generally hopes to attract the attention of the people he is surrounded by and of the doctor, or else he is reacting to difficult or unfavourable environmental conditions with involuntary somatisation at the skin level. These unconscious simulators are prevalently female. 

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, 31), Obsessive Convulsive Disorder (OCD, 56), panic attacks (57), somatisation (61)... 

Comorbidity, e.g. anxiety disorders, depression, somatisation/chronic pain, psychosis, personality disorder... 

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