undifferentiated somatoform disorder

undifferentiated somatoform disorder
[DSM-IV] one or more physical complaints, not intentionally produced or feigned and persisting for at least six months, that cannot be fully explained by a general medical condition or the direct effects of a substance; the category comprises persisting disorders that do not completely satisfy the criteria for other somatoform disorders.

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