A 35 year old woman complains of muscle weakness,anxiety and depression. 1.which dis order account for the symptoms? 2.what other symptoms you might ask to distinguish this order?
1.Somatic symptom disorder involves a person having a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.
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1. Cushing's Syndrome 2. backache, extra fat, deposits on the back of the neck and upper back, irregular menstrual period in females
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1.Somatic symptom disorder involves a person having a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.