Somatoform Disorders
and Other Conditions
Friday's Progress Notes - July 9, 2004
Mental Health Information - Vol. 8 Issue 7
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CONTENTS
1. Somatoform disorders
2. Detecting chronic fatigue syndrome
3. Recognition and treatment of trichotillomania
4. Treatment of somatizing patients
5. Somatoform disorders in children
6. Migraine headache
7. Body dysmorphic disorder
8. Tics and Tourette's
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Dear Colleagues,
Today's newsletter addresses a variety of conditions that do not get much attention in the literature. Topics include Tourette's syndrome, somatoform disorders, chronic fatigue, and trichotillomania.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. eMEDICINE
Somatoform Disorders
Somatoform disorders represent a group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms suggesting a medical disorder. (Free registration required for access.)
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3527.htm
2. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is the medical name for a condition of extreme and persistent fatigue.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/chronicfatigue.html
3. MEDSCAPE
Trichotillomania: Recognition and Treatment
Despite its apparent prevalence, trichotillomania (TTM) has been one of the more obscure, understudied, and undertreated disorders.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430540_print
4. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Somatizing Patients: Part II. Practical Management
Patients with somatization experience emotional distress or difficult life situations as physical symptoms.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000301/1423.html
5. THE CHILD'S DOCTOR
Somatoform Disorders in the Pediatric Population
The etiology of somatoform disorders is not clear; the problem seems to be multi-determined.
6. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE
Migraine Headache
The pain of a migraine headache is often described as an intense pulsing or throbbing pain in one area of the head. It is often accompanied by extreme sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, and vomiting.
7. ATHEALTH.COM
Body Image and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
J. Kevin Thompson, PhD, answers questions about body image and BDD.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/BDDInterview.html
8. POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
Is It A Tic or Tourette's?
The author discusses the various types of tics and the wide range of treatments available for their management.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/10_00/evidente_tic.htm
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