Can neuroimaging help us to understand and classify somatoform disorders? A systematic and critical review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Debate about the nature of somatoform disorders and their current diagnostic classification has been stimulated by the anticipation of new editions of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems diagnostic classifications. In the current paper, we review systematically the literature on the neuroimaging of somatoform disorders and related conditions with the aim of addressing two specific questions: Is there evidence of altered neural function or structure that is specifically associated with somatoform disorders? What conclusions can we draw from these findings about the etiology of somatoform disorders?

Methods

Studies reporting neuroimaging findings in patients with a

SUBMITTER: Browning M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3044887 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature