One-year Treatment Outcomes in Outpatients with Somatic Symptom Disorder

DOI
  • Ogawa Nao
    Department of Psychiatry (Psychosomatic Medicine), Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital
  • Nagoshi Yasuhide
    Department of Psychiatry (Psychosomatic Medicine), Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital
  • Okamoto Megumi
    Department of Psychiatry (Psychosomatic Medicine), Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital
  • Fujisawa Nasuka
    Department of Psychiatry (Psychosomatic Medicine), Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 身体症状症の治療転帰
  • ―外来患者の1年間の治療経過から―

Abstract

<p>Background : Although somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is generally considered an incurable condition with poor prognosis, few studies have investigated its treatment outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the treatment outcomes in patients with SSD after one year in our outpatient setting.</p><p>Methods : In this retrospective study, the medical records of 35 outpatients (26 women ; mean age=54.5 years) with SSD specified as persistent (duration ≥ 6 months), who visited our department between April 2018 and March 2019 were examined for treatment outcomes.</p><p>Results : Of these patients, 16 (48.5%) showed improvement in symptoms, five (15.2%) were refractory to the treatment, and 16 (45.7%) discontinued the treatment. </p><p>Conclusion : SSD is not a disease with poor treatment outcomes as previously considered. In the treatment of SSD, however, a psychiatrist (or a psychosomatic physician) alone may not always be able to provide sufficient treatment. We believe that in the future, a collaborative approach with psychotherapists to develop treatments for SSD would be warranted. </p>

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390295270228151040
  • DOI
    10.15064/jjpm.63.2_138
  • ISSN
    21895996
    03850307
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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