Somatoform and Factitious Disorders Overview

Somatization Disorder: lots of pains that cause impairment or cause the patient to seek treatment.

 

Conversion Disorder: Usually happening after a stressful event, the patient is unable to use voluntary muscles or has sensory problems.

 

Hypochondriasis: fear of having a serious disease because of a misinterpretation of medical symptoms (even though the patient is assured by a physician/exams that the disease is not present).

 

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: being worried about an untrue defect in appearance to the point that it causes functional impairment.

 

Factitious Disorder: patient intentionally pretends to have medical problem (physical or psychological) in order to gain something (money).