Somatization

Somatization is the generation of somatic symptoms due to psychological distress, often coinciding with a tendency to seek medical help for them. The term somatization was introduced by Wilhelm Stekel in 1924.

Somatization is a worldwide phenomenon, with chronic cases being classified as somatic symptom disorder.

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