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Somatization: the concept and its clinical application

Z. J. Lipowski·1988·American Journal of Psychiatry

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Somatization, a tendency to experience and communicate somatic distress in response to psychosocial stress and to seek medical help for it, poses a major medical, social, and economic problem. It is most often associated with depressive and anxiety disorders and constitutes the core of somatoform disorders. Its persistent form is especially costly and difficult to prevent and manage. The author discusses the prevalence, clinical manifestations, etiology, and treatment of somatization and presents a critical review of somatoform disorders.

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Authors: Lipowski, Z. J.
Affiliations: University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author: Z. J. Lipowski
Venue: American Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published: 1988-11-01
Volume: 145
Issue: 11
Pages: 1358-1368
ISSN: 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
1535-7228
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.145.11.1358
OpenAlex: W168642423
Cited by: 1,079
References: 95
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 49 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 38 · 2016: 37 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 32 · 2012: 26
FWCI: 15.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Keywords: somatization, somatoform disorders, psychosomatic stress, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, prevalence, clinical features, etiology, treatment, health care costs
MeSH terms: Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Somatoform Disorders

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