Somatizations in Primary Care. Intervention opportunities

Authors

  • Maria Modrego Muñoz Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir.
  • Marina Baquero Tomás Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir.
  • Jesús Santolaya Prego de Oliver Universitat de València
  • Esperanza Dongil Collado
  • Antonio Capafons Bonet Universitat de València

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2018.115.9

Keywords:

Somatization, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Somatoform Disorder, Medical Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Primary Care, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment.

Abstract

Somatizations are one of the mental problems, with a higher prevalence among the population, generating high levels of suffering, reducing the quality of life and contributing to the functional disability of the people who suffer from it. However, there are still certain difficulties, both at conceptual and diagnostic level. This implies limitations in carrying out studies to clarify the nature of this disorder and in allowing the development of effective interventions. The objective of this work is to show, in a synthetic way, the knowledge collected to date on somatizations. It includes problems regarding its own denomination, diagnostic criteria, existing situation in Primary Care at the time of addressing this type of symptomatology, assessment tools and the latest advances in intervention.

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Author Biography

Maria Modrego Muñoz, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir.

Licenciada en Psicología por la UV. Actualmente finalizando máster de Psicología General Sanitaria en la UCV. Investigadora en el proyecto PsicAP, Psicología en Atención Primaria.

Published

2018-07-09

How to Cite

Modrego Muñoz, M., Baquero Tomás, M., Santolaya Prego de Oliver, J., Dongil Collado, E., & Capafons Bonet, A. (2018). Somatizations in Primary Care. Intervention opportunities. INFORMACIO PSICOLOGICA, (115), 39–53. https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2018.115.9