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Somatic symptom disorders broadly encompass conditions in which psychological symptoms appear as physical symptoms or in which excessive time and energy are devoted to worry about a physical symptom. This section highlights various forms of SSD as well as various etiologies and expectations for test results.
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DeRight, J. (2022). Somatic Symptom Disorders. In: Essential Neuropsychology: A Concise Handbook for Adult Practitioners. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85372-3_41
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