Abstract
The DSM-5 changed the term “somatoform disorders” to “somatic symptom and related disorders.” This new category includes the diagnoses of somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder), psychological factors affecting other medical conditions (PFAOMC), and factitious disorder. DSM-5 emphasizes a positive criterion, namely, maladaptive reaction to a somatic symptom, instead of the earlier negative criterion, namely, that the symptoms should be medically unexplained. Assessment and management of each of these disorders along with risk factors were addressed. In addition, case examples related to each of somatic symptom and related disorders, particularly illness anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, and factitious disorder, were presented. Somatic symptom disorder was described in more detail in Chap. 14.
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