The conceptual field of medically unexplained symptoms and persistent somatic symptoms

Tomás Teodoro; Renato Oliveira

doi:10.1017/S1092852922001031

The conceptual field of medically unexplained symptoms and persistent somatic symptoms

CNS Spectr. 2023 Oct;28(5):526-527. doi: 10.1017/S1092852922001031. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Authors

Tomás Teodoro^{1

2

3

4}, Renato Oliveira^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Early Intervention & First Episode Psychosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
² Adult ADHD & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Outpatient Service, Department of Psychiatry, Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
³ Emergency Psychiatry Unit, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁴ Comprehensive Health Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁵ Department of Neurology & Headache Centre, Hospital da Luz-Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁶ Department of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 36321347
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852922001031

No abstract available

Keywords: Medically unexplained symptoms; biopsychosocial model; conversion disorder; functional neurological disorder; neuropsychiatry; psychiatry; somatoform disorders.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Medically Unexplained Symptoms*
Somatoform Disorders / diagnosis