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Somatization disorder is a specific syndrome characterised by:
Onset of a somatization disorder is usually before the age of 30. Thereafter it runs a chronic course with repeated recurrences of symptoms.
The syndrome is also referred to as multiple somatization disorder, St. Louis Hysteria and Briquet's syndrome.
The syndrome was named after Briquet by a group in St. Louis, USA. Briquet was a French physician who in 1859 wrote an influential monograph on hysteria.
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Last reviewed 01/2018
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