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Aetiology

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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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