Somatic Symptom Disorder in recent journal papers
June 8, 2013
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Somatic Symptom Disorder in recent journal papers
Somatic Symptom Disorder is also included in Saving Normal: An Insider’s Revolt Against Out-Of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, Dsm-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life (pp. 193-6): Allen Frances, William Morrow & Company (20 May 2013).
Also in Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis: Responding to the Challenge of DSM-5 (Chapter 16): Allen Frances, Guilford Press (14 June 2013).
In the June edition of Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, Allen Frances, MD, who chaired the Task Force for DSM-IV, discusses his concerns for the loosely defined DSM-5 category, Somatic Symptom Disorder, sets out his suggestions for revising the criteria prior to finalization, as presented to the SSD Work Group chair, in December, and advises clinicians against using the new SSD diagnosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719325
DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder.
Frances A.
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University, Durham, NC.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Jun;201(6):530-1. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318294827c. No abstract available.
PMID: 23719325
[PubMed – in process]
Commentary by Allen Frances, MD, and Suzy Chapman in the May issue of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. The paper discusses the over-inclusive DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder criteria and the potential implications for diverse patient groups. The paper concludes by advising clinicians not to use the new SSD diagnosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23653063
DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder mislabels medical illness as mental disorder.
Allen Frances¹, Suzy Chapman²
1 Department of Psychiatry, Duke University 2 DxRevisionWatch.com
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2013 May;47(5):483-4. doi: 10.1177/0004867413484525. No abstract available.
PMID: 23653063
[PubMed – in process]
The April 22 edition of Current Biology published a feature article on DSM-5 by science writer, Michael Gross, Ph.D. The article includes quotes from Allen Frances, MD, and Suzy Chapman on the implications for patients for the application of the new DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder. The article includes concerns for the influence of Somatic Symptom Disorder on proposals for a new ICD category – Bodily Distress Disorder – being field tested for ICD-11 and ICD-11-PHC.
Current Biology 22 April, 2013 Volume 23, Issue 8
Copyright 
2013 All rights reserved. Current Biology, Volume 23, Issue 8, R295-R298, 22 April 2013
doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.009
Feature
Has the manual gone mental?
Michael Gross
Full text: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(13)00417-X
PDF: http://download.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/PIIS096098221300417X.pdf
In this opinion piece, published in the BMJ, March 18, Allen Frances, MD, strongly opposes the new Somatic Symptom Disorder, discusses its lack of specificity, data from the field trials and advises clinicians to ignore this new category.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23511949
The new somatic symptom disorder in DSM-5 risks mislabeling many people as mentally ill.
Frances A.
Allen Frances, chair of the DSM-IV task force
BMJ. 2013 Mar 18;346:f1580. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1580. No abstract available.
PMID: 23511949
[PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Further reading
APA Somatic Symptom Disorder Fact Sheet APA DSM-5 Resources
Somatic Chapter Drops Centrality Of Unexplained Medical Symptoms Psychiatric News, Mark Moran, March 1, 2013
Somatic Symptoms Criteria in DSM-5 Improve Diagnosis, Care David J Kupfer, MD, Chair, DSM-5 Task Force, defends the SSD construct, Huffington Post, February 8, 2013
The new somatic symptom disorder in DSM-5 risks mislabeling many people as mentally ill Allen Frances, MD, BMJ 2013;346:f1580 BMJ Press Release
Somatic Symptom Disorder could capture millions more under mental health diagnosis Suzy Chapman, May 26, 2012
Mislabeling Medical Illness As Mental Disorder Allen Frances, MD, Psychology Today, DSM 5 in Distress, December 8, 2012
Why Did DSM 5 Botch Somatic Symptom Disorder? Allen Frances, MD, Psychology Today, Saving Normal, February 6, 2013
New Psych Disorder Could Mislabel Sick as Mentally Ill Susan Donaldson James, ABC News, February 27, 2013
Dimsdale JE. Medically unexplained symptoms: a treacherous foundation for somatoform disorders? Psychiatr Clin North Am 2011;34:511-3. [PMID: 21889675]
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