Sentence examples for a somatic disorder from inspiring English sources
A clinical implication of the results may be that patients are given a more detailed explanation of the effects of PMR on the electrophysiological level, which might fill a perceived gap between a somatic disorder and a behavioral intervention.
Most patients thought their complaints were caused by a somatic disorder.
The proportions that had been treated for a somatic disorder were 83% in the hypomania spectrum group, 86% in the MDD group, and 80% in the control group.
Studies focusing exclusively on chronically depressed patients with concurrent personality disorder, substance abuse, dementia, psychotic disorder, anxiety disorder, or a somatic disorder will be excluded.
The variable on diagnosis-specific sickness absence spells was categorized as only spells due to mental disorders; one additional spell due to a somatic disorder and multiple additional spells due to somatic disorders.
The variable on diagnosis-specific sickness absence spells was categorised as follows: only spells due to mental disorders, one additional spell due to a somatic disorder, and multiple additional spells due to somatic disorders.
Furthermore, discontinuation of all medication did not improve his condition, nor could any somatic disorder be identified.
Exclusion criteria were drug/alcohol/medication abuse, acute suicidal tendencies, psychotic symptoms or a severe life-threatening somatic disorder.
Several mechanisms are likely to link somatic disorders to suicidal behaviour, e.g. the pain associated with the somatic disorder, or the psychological strain associated with a lethal somatic diagnosis such as cancer [ 19, 32].
In the field of ill health physicians, by their training, concentrate attention on possible somatic disorder; the role of emotional disorder be it a reaction to the somatic illness or an independent factor, is often overlooked.
The fact remains that it is a frequent concomitant of somatic illness or that it may masquerade as somatic disorder [ 3- 5].
