Can somatic symptom disorder be an iatrogenic disease?
This case report emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis of SSD when a patient presents with excessive health-related thoughts or behaviors, and not only after physical diagnoses have been ruled out. Based on the predictive model of SSD, early SSD treatment may help to reduce physical symptoms, regardless of their etiology. Diagnosing SSD and investigating the potential etiology of physical symptoms should be seen as complementary approaches, rather than opposing ones.
Authors
- Vincent Sobanski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3083-2441)
- Ali Amad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-2910)
- Thomas Fovet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-624X)
- Mathilde Horn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-9454)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- King's College London (GB)
- Institut Universitaire de France (FR)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Lille Inflammation Research International Center (FR)
- Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06918-w
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00