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Somatoforme lidelser

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Definisjon:
Gjentatte presentasjoner av vedvarende og subjektivt forstyrrende somatiske symptomer til tross for gjentatte negative funn og forsikringer fra legen om at symptomene ikke har noe somatisk grunnlag
Forekomst:
Tilstanden er overrepresentert i helsetjenesten, men mindre vanlig i et befolkningsperspektiv
Symptomer:
Kan henføres til hvilket som helst organsystem eller kombinasjon av slike. Et betydelig antall symptomer kan foreligge
Funn:
Normale kliniske funn
Diagnostikk:
Ingen prøver er av diagnostisk betydning annet enn differensialdiagnostisk
Behandling:
Innebærer å formidle en plausibel forklaringsmodell for kroppsymptomer uten påvist organisk sykdom, og å forklare pasientens plager i denne modellen. Ellers samtaleterapi og kognitiv behandling
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  • Terje Johannessen, professor i allmennmedisin, Trondheim
  • Dr. Stephan Schüler, avdelingsoverlege Nevrologisk avdeling, Sykehuset Namsos

Tidligere fagmedarbeidere

  • Olav M. Linaker, førsteamanuensis, spesialist i psykiatri, Psykiatrisk Institutt, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Trondheim
  • Olav Thorsen, spesialist allmennmedisin, Klubbgaten legesenter, Stavanger