Somatic Symptom Disorders Without Known Physical Causes One Disease with Many Names》.pdfVIP

REVIEW Somatic Symptom Disorders Without Known Physical Causes: One Disease with Many Names? Morton E. Tavel, MD Indiana University School of Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. ABSTRACT Patients complaining of pain or fatigue in the absence of known physical diseases constitute a high per- centage of those seeking general medical care. Depending upon the type of physician/specialist consulted, those individuals may receive disease labels that range from an implied psychological origin such