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Soma means "body", thus Somatoform Disorders are pertaining to the body.
Soma means 'body', thus '''somatoform disorders''' pertain to the body.


Hypochondria is a well known somatoform disorder, in which the patient worries excessively about his or her health. Other somatoform disorders include paralysis, blindness and physical pain that results from psychological, rather than physical factors.
[[Hypochondria]] is a well known somatoform disorder, in which the patient worries excessively about his or her [[health]]. Other somatoform disorders include [[paralysis]], [[blindness]] and physical [[pain]] that results from [[psychology|psychological]] rather than physical factors.
 
Somatoform disorders make up one of the major diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV.


Somatoform Disorders make up one of the major diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV.
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Soma means 'body', thus somatoform disorders pertain to the body.

Hypochondria is a well known somatoform disorder, in which the patient worries excessively about his or her health. Other somatoform disorders include paralysis, blindness and physical pain that results from psychological rather than physical factors.

Somatoform disorders make up one of the major diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV.