Unexplained Physical Complaints

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Abstract
‘Hypochondria’, ‘hypochondriasis’, and ‘somatisation’ are terms long used to characterise individuals who display unrelenting somatic symptoms that cannot be medically explained. A psychiatric aetiology for such phenomena is often assumed on the basis of potential psychological gain, the presence of ‘stressors’, the co-existence of unexplained somatic symptom and symptoms of depression or anxiety, or merely the absence of a medical explanation.

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