mental health chap 27

somatic disorders characteristics: 4

perceives self as sicker than sick, reports all aspects of health as poor, tends to provider shop, symptoms may last longer than 5 years

somatic disorders at risk for: 2

suicide, depression/anxiety

somatic disorder commonly begins during:

childhood

somatic disorder med treatment:

duloxetine

duloxetine brand name:

cymbalta

med given for anxiety:

buspirone

illness anxiety disorder formerly called:

hypochondria

what is conversion disorder?

severe emotional distress expressed through physical symptoms

conversion disorder example: 2

going blind d/t stress, paralysis w/o injury after MVA

factitious disorders what is?

intentional injury to receive attention of healthcare workers

factitious disorder imposed on another is considered a:

severe form of child abuse