Somatization Disorder [Bodily Distress Disorder] Briquet’s syndrome [Somatic symptom disorder]

Somatization Disorder [Bodily Distress Disorder] Briquet’s syndrome [Somatoform Disorders] Hysteria [medically unexplained syndrome] somatic symptom and related disorders
Somatic symptom disorder also called as somatization disorder
Somatization Disorder means in which the physical pain and symptoms a person feels are related to psychological factors. These symptoms can’t be traced to a specific physical cause. In people who have a somatic symptom and related disorders, medical test results are either normal or don’t explain the person’s symptoms.
Symptoms of somatic symptom disorder may be:
Specific sensations, such as pain or shortness of breath, or more general symptoms, such as fatigue or weakness
Unrelated to any medical cause that can be identified, or related to a medical condition such as cancer or heart disease, but more significant than what's usually expected
A single symptom, multiple symptoms or varying symptoms
Mild, moderate or severe
Pain is the most common symptom, but whatever your symptoms, you have excessive thoughts, feelings or behaviors related to those symptoms, which cause significant problems, make it difficult to function and sometimes can be disabling.
Patients report of thoughts, feelings and behaviors can include:
Constant worry about potential illness
Viewing normal physical sensations as a sign of severe physical illness
Fearing that symptoms are serious, even when there is no evidence
Thinking that physical sensations are threatening or harmful
Feeling that medical evaluation and treatment have not been adequate
Fearing that physical activity may cause damage to your body
Repeatedly checking your body for abnormalities
Frequent health care visits that don't relieve your concerns or that make them worse
Being unresponsive to medical treatment or unusually sensitive to medication side effects
Having a more severe impairment than is usually expected from a medical condition
The exact cause of somatic symptom disorder isn't clear, but any of these factors may play a role:
Genetic and biological factors, such as an increased sensitivity to pain
Family influence, which may be genetic or environmental, or both
Personality trait of negativity, which can impact how you identify and perceive illness and bodily symptoms
Decreased awareness of or problems processing emotions, causing physical symptoms to become the focus rather than the emotional issues
Learned behavior - for example, the attention or other benefits gained from having an illness; or "pain behaviors" in response to symptoms, such as excessive avoidance of activity, which can increase your level of disability
Treatment
People who have this disorder may have several medical evaluations and tests to be sure that they don’t have another illness. They often become very worried about their health because they don’t know what’s causing their health problems. Their symptoms are similar to the symptoms of other illnesses and may last for several years. People who have a somatoform disorder are not faking their symptoms. The pain that they feel is real
Treatment seeks to enhance a person’s daily functioning by reducing stress, mitigating physical symptoms and improving overall functioning. Somatoform disorder treatment options include various forms of psychotherapy and pharmacological interventions when co-occurring conditions like depression or anxiety are present.
Pharmacological Interventions
Pharmacological interventions alone are not effective in treating. However, medication for a somatoform disorder may be helpful if concurrent depression or anxiety disorders are present. Pharmacological interventions are most helpful when paired with therapy.
Several types of antidepressants are generally prescribed to people with somatoform disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions that can exacerbate symptoms. Antidepressant medications work indirectly on somatoform disorder by easing symptoms of anxiety and depression that can increase concern and worry about physical symptoms.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to effective in some cases, though additional research is needed to confirm these claims. CBT helps individuals reduce fixation on their health, pain and physical symptoms. This treatment method also teaches stress reduction techniques and coping skills to manage physical symptoms and emotional reactions

[@subhashsv8468]

Thank you for the video Sir. I am not a student of medicine. My father has be diagnosed with BDS and I am trying my best to get him proper treatment and after watching this full video I am convinced that his diagnosis must be correct. But the treatment seems to not improve his condition. There a few good days here and there and most days he says he is undergoing torture and fatigue and asks us to let him go :( I have been struggling to give him hope and help. I thought the field of science is very advanced but after seeing all this I feel there is a lot of things unknown in human body. I hope any student who looks at this gets motivated to research this lesser known field where people suffer everyday with no proper solution and hope we as humanity learn to treat these things.

[@SureshBadaMath]

Welcome 🙏🏻 Yes, you are absolutely right. Research in the area of brain (neurons) is slowly unraveling but not at the pace of other system of the body. We badly need research and innovation in the area of brain

[@poojahegde4311]

Very good explanation sir. Thank you for making content easier. Eagerly waiting for many more videos.

[@SureshBadaMath]

Welcome. Thank you very much for your feedback

[@geetikagoyal290]

Great content Sir , beautifully explained

[@SureshBadaMath]

Thank you very much for your feedback

[@drdineshrohilla]

Thank you Sir

[@SureshBadaMath]

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[@geetagalgat6662]

Sir what should be the preferred first line of management….pharmacological or psychotherapy??

[@SureshBadaMath]

Pragmatic approach is the best to choose the treatment mode Which is easily accessible, affordable, available and preferred, should be considered.

[@kshitizasharma8370]

Sir i request you to make a video on Personality disorders and mood disorders as well...

[@SureshBadaMath]

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[@kshitizasharma8370]

@@SureshBadaMath ok sir..Will wait for personality disorders...

[@Truerealism747]

Good video I have hypomobilty I've had so many symptoms since my fall 25 years ago I've had OCD from birth am sure u have Asperger's constant upper body pain is it the hypomobility or somatic symptom disorder.my mother has severe ms which doesn't help

[@mujassim32]

Sir thankyou for sharing the information my sister also have somatization she is 43 she is very much miserable from past 6 years her symptoms were also occur in adolscent time but time symptom very minor . She is bery much in pain also Now she is in (DARGAH) or mazar from last 4 years .she think her problem is due to sprit (demon ) . Every member of ramily are worry for my sister. Life become hell from this problem Sir whether simotic disorder is treatble or not And which doctor dignose this problem neurologist or phsychatrist? Sir i want to cure my sister which doctor i should go for Pls reply sir I wi be thankful for you for whole the life

[@arunamelam3116]

Sir namaste.. pls make history taking n mental status examination according to disease conditions

[@SureshBadaMath]

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[@Truerealism747]

So this causes triggere points in your view

[@amrindarjeetkour9568]

Thank u sir

[@SureshBadaMath]

Welcome

[@ipsitaroy3869]

In case of preliminary stage of OCD is it curable without medicine?

[@SureshBadaMath]

Difficult to answer, without knowing what is preliminary OCD? Without comprehensive assessment difficult to answer- one need to know various factors such as Duration, severity, comorbidity, family history, past history, personality and past treatment

[@Truerealism747]

Do you have pain with your OCD my OCD lit better pain nowadays

[@ipsitaroy3869]

Sir health anxiety and OCD same?

[@SureshBadaMath]

No

[@Truerealism747]

Related to OCD OCD turns into it ?

[@shahinparween439]

Sir can patients overcome the problem of somatic disorder?

[@SureshBadaMath]

Yes

[@shahinparween439]

@@SureshBadaMath tritment suggest plzz sir I,m just 23 years 😔

[@singothuyedukondalu4133]

Goodmorning sir 🙏

[@SureshBadaMath]

Good morning

[@Truerealism747]

My muscles pop and crack where the pain is