Comparison of four diagnostic systems for the diagnosis of somatization disorder

K Tómasson; D Kent; W Coryell

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03465.x

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Comparison of four diagnostic systems for the diagnosis of somatization disorder

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Comparison of four diagnostic systems for the diagnosis of somatization disorder

K Tómasson, D Kent and W Coryell

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.88(5), pp.311-315

11/1993

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03465.x

PMID: 8296574

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Abstract

This article compares the Feighner criteria, the DSM-III criteria for somatization disorder and a modified version of the proposed ICD-10 criteria. Working with a data set collected from the charts of 250 patients considered likely to have unexplained somatic symptoms, the kappa statistic and percentage agreement was calculated. The kappa between the DSM-III and DSM-III-R criteria is 0.93. Between the modified ICD-10 and DSM-III it was 0.71, but between Feighner and the modified ICD-10 it was 0.44. However, the different criteria identify the same patient population based on mental co-morbidity and demographics. The authors suggest that the modified version of the proposed ICD-10 should be investigated further, as it can use data sets previously collected for assessments of somatization disorder.

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Title: Subtitle: Comparison of four diagnostic systems for the diagnosis of somatization disorder
Creators: K Tómasson - Department of Psychiatry, National University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland
D Kent
W Coryell
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.88(5), pp.311-315
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03465.x
PMID: 8296574
ISSN: 0001-690X
eISSN: 1600-0447
Language: English
Date published: 11/1993
Academic Unit: Psychiatry
Record Identifier: 9984003431202771

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