somatoform disorder

English

Noun

somatoform disorder (plural somatoform disorders)

(medicine) A psychiatric disorder in which physical symptoms are experienced, but for which no apparent physical cause can be found

Synonyms

somatic symptom disorder

Translations

psychiatric disorder in which physical symptoms are experienced, for which no apparent physical cause can be found

German: Somatoforme Störung

References

Understanding Psychology, Glencoe.

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