Aetiology
Aetiologies include:
- minor physical disorder
- major physical disorder
- psychological or psychiatric disorder
- combination of physical and psychological disorders
- ? - uncertain aetiology
Psychiatric disorders which may cause somatic symptoms include:
- anxiety - generalised, panic
- depression
- adjustment disorder
- factitious disorder
- malingering
- somatoform disorders
- other - schizophrenia, organic mental states, personality disorder
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