somatization

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• - Adam.com offers the definition, causes and risk factors.
  
• - Offers a guide for the layperson on how doctors formulate their opinions on diagnosing Briquet's disorder.
  
• - Kelli L. Holloway, MD and Kathryn J. Zerbe, MD discuss how physicians can distinguish this confounding condition from real physical illness and find a balanced approach to helping the patient without burning themselves out.
  
• - An article describing the misdiagnosis of the condition among physicians and the history of it.
  
• - Vanderbilt Medical Center offers a short essay.
  
• - General symptoms of the ailment.