RT Book, Section A1 Elder, William G. A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 Matheny, Samuel C. A2 Lewis, Evelyn L. SR Print(0) ID 1173719034 T1 Somatic Symptom Disorder (Previously Somatoform Disorder), Factitious Disorder, & Malingering T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134896 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173719034 RD 2024/03/28 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.