TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Somatic Symptom Disorder (Previously Somatoform Disorder), Factitious Disorder, & Malingering A1 - Elder, William G. A2 - South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 - Matheny, Samuel C. A2 - Lewis, Evelyn L. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e AB - Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) involves unexplained physical symptoms that bring significant functional impairment. It presents one of the more common and most difficult problems in primary care. SSD is seldom “cured” and should be approached as a chronic disease. Recognition, a patient-centered approach, and specific treatments may help alleviate symptoms and distress. Factitious disorder and malingering, although not true SSD, are addressed separately in this chapter because of their similarity in the form of medically unexplained symptoms. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173719034 ER -