Somatic Symptom Disorder
1+ somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption of daily life; 6+ months; 1+ symptoms:
1. Disproportionate and persistent thoughts about the seriousness of one's symptoms
2. Persistently high level of anxiety about health/symp
Somatic Symptom Disorder Specifiers
With predominant pain
Persistent
Specify current severity:
Mild: 1 symptom
Moderate: 2+ symptoms
Severe: 2+ symptoms and multiple somatic complaints (or one very severe somatic symptom)
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness; somatic symptoms are not present or, if present, are only mild in intensity; high level of anxiety about health, and the individual is easily alarmed about personal health status; performs excessiv
Illness Anxiety Disorder Specifiers
care-seeking type
care-avoidant type
Conversion Disorder
1+ symptoms of altered voluntary motor/sensory function; incompatibility between the symptom and recognized neurological or medical conditions
Conversion Disorder Specifiers
With weakness or paralysis
With abnormal movement
With swallowing symptoms
With speech symptom
With attacks or seizures
With anesthesia or sensory loss
With special sensory symptom
With mixed symptoms
Acute episode: less than 6 months
Persistent: 6 months
Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions
medical symptom or condition (other than a mental disorder) is present; psychological or behavioral factors adversely affect the medical condition in 1 way:
1. Factors have influenced the course of the medical condition as shown by a close temporal associ
Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions Specifiers
Mild: Increases medical risk
Moderate: Aggravates underlying medical condition
Severe: Results in medical hospitalization or ER visit
Extreme: Results in severe, life-threatening risk
Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self/Another
Falsification of physical/psychological signs or symptoms, or induction of injury or disease (in self or another), associated with identified deception; presents himself/herself (or another) to others as ill/impaired/injured; even in the absence of obviou
Factitious Disorder Specifiers
Single episode
Recurrent episode (2+ events)