Specific somatoform disorder in the general population

Hans Joergen Grabe; Christian Meyer; Ulfert Hapke; Hans Juergen Rumpf; Harald Juergen Freyberger; Horst Dilling; Ulrich John

doi:10.1176/appi.psy.44.4.304

Specific somatoform disorder in the general population

Hans Joergen Grabe^*, Christian Meyer, Ulfert Hapke, Hans Juergen Rumpf, Harald Juergen Freyberger, Horst Dilling, Ulrich John

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Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapie

University of Greifswald

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Abstract

The authors assessed the validity of the recently proposed diagnosis for specific somatoform disorder in the general population. German versions of the DSM-IV adapted Composite International Diagnostic Interview were administered to a representative sample of 4,075 individuals. Multivariate analyses were used to compare impairment, life satisfaction, and use of health care. A total of 803 of 4,075 subjects (19.7%) with undifferentiated somatization disorder were identified, which included 51 subjects (1.3%) who met criteria for specific somatoform disorder. Subjects with specific somatoform disorder were more impaired, had lower life satisfaction, and had higher use of health care than subjects with undifferentiated somatization disorder only. The proposed diagnosis of specific somatoform disorder demonstrated a high validity independent of comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders.

Original language	English
Journal	Psychosomatics
Volume	44
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	304-311
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0033-3182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.44.4.304
Publication status	Published - 2003

Funding

This study is part of the German Research Network Analytical Epidemiology of Substance Abuse. Factors related to the use and abuse of psychoactive substances are analyzed by different research groups in the context of several longitudinal studies. Contact persons are Dr. Büringer and Dr. Küfner (IFT Institute for Therapy Research, Munich), Dr. Wittchen (Max-Planck-Institute, Munich), Dr. John (University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany), and Dr. Dilling (Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany). The German Research Network is funded in the context of the Biological and Psychosocial Factors of Drug Abuse and Dependence by the Federal Ministry of Education , Science, Research, and Technology . Data described in this article are part of Transitions in Alcohol Consumption and Smoking, Part 1: Drug Use in the Adult General Population in a Northern German City and Surrounding Communities, grant 01EB9406 ; principal investigators are Dr. John and Dr. Dilling.

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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