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Somatization disorder in a community population.

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Swartz, M; Blazer, D; George, L; Landerman, R
Published in: Am J Psychiatry
November 1986

The data recently collected in the Piedmont region of North Carolina as part of the National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program were used to examine somatization disorder in a community population. The authors found an adjusted prevalence of 0.38% for somatization disorder diagnosed according to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule and DSM-III. Respondents with somatization disorder demonstrated demographic characteristics (female, unmarried, nonwhite, from a rural area, less educated) that are consistent with findings from past clinical and epidemiologic studies of somatization disorder. The adjusted prevalence is higher than that of other Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites, and possible explanations for this findings are discussed.

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Am J Psychiatry

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0002-953X

Publication Date

November 1986

Volume

143

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1403 / 1408

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Sex Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Marriage
  • Manuals as Topic
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
 

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Swartz, M., Blazer, D., George, L., & Landerman, R. (1986). Somatization disorder in a community population. Am J Psychiatry, 143(11), 1403–1408. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.11.1403
Swartz, M., D. Blazer, L. George, and R. Landerman. “Somatization disorder in a community population.Am J Psychiatry 143, no. 11 (November 1986): 1403–8. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.11.1403.
Swartz M, Blazer D, George L, Landerman R. Somatization disorder in a community population. Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;143(11):1403–8.
Swartz, M., et al. “Somatization disorder in a community population.Am J Psychiatry, vol. 143, no. 11, Nov. 1986, pp. 1403–08. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/ajp.143.11.1403.
Swartz M, Blazer D, George L, Landerman R. Somatization disorder in a community population. Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;143(11):1403–1408.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0002-953X

Publication Date

November 1986

Volume

143

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1403 / 1408

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Sex Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Marriage
  • Manuals as Topic
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys