The increased incidence of severe somatoform disorders in older suicidal men (see page 10)
http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/seniors/publications/documents/hidden-problem.pdf
The increased use of Alternative medicines by somatoform disorder patients in Spain, and other links re difficulties in patient / doctor relationships
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:10962791
Somatic symptoms, although correlated, are independent of anxiety and depression
http://www.springerlink.com/content/2qf0j5ga6y0qux2n/
Good Children Presenting with Conversion Disorder. Kasia Kozlowska, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Parramatta, Australia: Abstract of article Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 6, No. 4, 575-591 (2001) DOI: 10.1177/1359104501006004011 http://ccp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/4/575
Woolfolk, Robert L. and Allen, Lesley A., (2007). Treating Somatization, A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach. New York: The Guildford Press.
An easy to understand review of the above book that also provides an overview of the author's main ideas. Written by Elissa P. Benedek, M.D. and published on-line by The American Journal of Psychiatry. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/164/5/836
The degree to which the appearance of the so-called 'conversion V' pattern is specific to individuals with somatoform disorder is clearly insufficient to support any clinical role of the MMPI-2 in this population.
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