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Which of the following is not a specific somatoform disorders?.

A
Somatization disorder
B
Fibromyalgia
C
Chronic fatigue syndrome
D
Irritable bowel syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
Ans--b. Fibromyalgia (Ref Harrison 19/e p2238. 18/e p122. 2849: Kaplan and Sada'ock!s Synopsis of Psychiatry 10/e p276; Niraj Ahuja 7/e p104-105)Fibromyalgia is not a specific somatoform disorder, it has organic basis behind its pathologysomatic like is a generic term first used in DSM III for a group of disorders charactrized by physical symptoms that are not explained by organic factors (i.e. for syndromes of presumed psychological origin)."

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