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| Symptoms of somatisation disorder
In DSM-IV, the diagnosis requires complaints of at least 14
symptoms (for women) and 12 symptoms (for men) from the 37 listed
below:
| Abdominal pain | Pain in extremities | |
Joint pain | Painful menstruation | |
Chest pain | Pain in genital area | |
Pain on urination | Back pain | |
Nausea | Other pain (not headaches) | |
Vomiting spells | Severe vomiting
throughout pregnancy or causing hospitalisation
during pregnancy | |
Diarrhoea | Bloating ("gassy") | | Difficulty swallowing | Intolerance of a variety of
foods | | Shortness of breath | Urinary retention or difficulty urinating | |
Loss of voice | Trouble walking | |
Blindness | Paralysis | |
Double vision | Deafness | |
Blurred vision | Dizziness | |
Memory loss | Muscle weakness | |
Loss of consciousness or fainting | Palpitations | |
Seizures or convulsions | Sexual indifference | |
Menstrual irregularity | Belief that he/she has been sickly for a good part of life | |
Excessive menstrual bleeding | Lack of pleasure during intercourse | |
Pain during intercourse |
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