The proposed diagnosis of somatic symptom disorders in DSM-V to replace somatoform disorders in DSM-IV--a preliminary report.

摘要

Introduction This editorial is being written to update colleagues on DSM-V discussions concerning proposed changes to the DSM-IV chapter "Somatoform Disorders." One suggestion is to rename the chapter "Somatic Symptom Disorders." The change of title is mirrored by a proposal to substantially recast the constituent diagnoses.