Multisomatoform Disorder (MSD) can be diagnosed if certain clinical features are present.
Patient selection: presence of current physical symptoms that are unexplained after a thorough medical evaluation
Parameters:
(1) number
(2) nature
(3) duration
|
Parameter
|
Finding
|
Points
|
|
number of symptoms
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0 to 2
|
0
|
|
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3 or more
|
1
|
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nature
|
bothersome
|
1
|
|
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not bothersome
|
0
|
|
duration
|
< 2 years
|
0
|
|
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>= 2 years
|
1
|
number of features of the multisomatoform disorder =
= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum number of features: 0
• maximum number of features: 3
• The presence of 3 features indicates a patient with a multisomatoform disorder.
