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Somatization is a tendency to experience and communicate psychological distress in the form of somatic symptoms and to seek medical help for them.〔Adriana Feder, M.D. (Somatization )〕 More commonly expressed, it is the generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety.〔http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/somatization〕 The term somatization was introduced by Wilhelm Stekel in 1924.〔R. L. Woolfolk/L. A. Allen, ''Treating Somatization'' (2006) p. 5〕 Somatization is a worldwide phenomenon.〔P. S. Sutker/H. E. Adams, ''Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology'' (2001) p. 217〕 A somatization spectrum can be identified, up to and including at one extreme somatization disorder.〔Woolfolk/Allen, pp. 14–5〕 ==Related psychological conditions== Somatization can be, but is not always, related to a psychological condition such as: * Affective disorders (anxiety and depression) * Somatoform disorders The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has classified somatoform disorders in the DSM-IV and the World Health Organization (WHO) have classified these in the ICD-10. Both classification systems use similar criteria. Most current practitioners will use one over the other, though in cases of borderline diagnoses, both systems may be referred to. In spite of extensive research over the last 20 years, researchers are still perplexed by somatoform disorders.〔Antai-Otong, D, (2008), Psychiatric Nursing Biological and Beahvioural Concepts, 2nd ed, Delmar, New York〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Somatization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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