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Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) is a mental health disorder which produces extreme preoccupation for physical symptoms irrespective of their medical background. Patients with SSD suffer from major emotional turmoil along with functional limitations stemming from their physical symptoms. People with SSD experience true physical symptoms that take over their mental and emotional processes rather than fear about illness that defines hypochondriasis.
DeLand Treatment Solutions provides evidence-based therapy for Somatic Symptom Disorder which helps people better manage their health issues and well-being. Our healthcare team provides individualized treatment because we understand SSD affects both physical and mental health needs.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Somatic symptom disorder is a type of mental health condition where a person experiences a physical symptoms that cause strong stress and prevents everyday living. Often these symptoms lack a medical explanation or are out of proportion to any known medical condition. If reassured, people with somatic symptom disorder remain more focused on their physical health, and are excessively worried about their symptoms.
What are somatic symptom disorders unlike typical health concerns, they involve persistent thoughts and behaviors that are difficult to control. This condition ranges in severity, from minor to severe, causing frequent doctor visits or unnecessary medical procedures and affecting your overall quality of life.
What is the Difference between Illness Anxiety Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorder?
While both conditions involve excessive health-related anxiety, there are key differences:
This is somatic symptom disorder, physical symptoms that are distressing and get in the way of your daily life, but focused mainly on the symptoms in itself.
Illness anxiety disorder, previously called hypochondriasis, is marked by persistent preoccupation with having or having had a serious illness even when no other signs or symptoms of the illness are apparent.
Both of these disorders can result in emotional discomfort and avoidance of activity or such ineffective health related behavior as to become harmful.
Somatic Symptom Disorder is how common?
Somatic symptom disorder prevalence is variable. The disorder occurs in about 5 to 7 percent of the general population. Greater awareness and more careful screening is necessary because it is more often diagnosed in primary care and mental health settings.
Symptoms and Causes
Somatic symptom disorder symptoms are varied and may strike any body part. Common symptoms include:
- Headaches, back pain, joint pain (pain).
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Gastrointestinal problems, such as but not limited to, nausea and diarrhea.
- Neurological symptoms (nuisance): dizziness, numbness etc.
The somatic symptom disorder causes are complex and often involve a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors:
- Genetics: You’re more likely if you have a family history of anxiety or mood disorders.
- Psychological factors: Symptoms can be triggered from anxiety, depression or trauma.
- Behavioral patterns: So, attention to bodily sensations and to interpretations of symptoms that are negative, it is more that that will exacerbate the condition.
If we know the causes of these, they can be treated effectively.
Treatment for Somatic Symptom Disorder.
Treatment of somatic symptom disorder is individualized and requires a comprehensive approach. Treatment strategies may include:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
An effective way for patients to learn how to change negative thought patterns and decrease symptom-associated distress.
Medication:
Underlying mood disorders are managed with antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications.
Behavioral Techniques:
Relaxation training, stress management, and mindfulness practices can help improve coping.
Supportive Care:
Such people get regular checkups with a trusted healthcare provider who keeps an eye on them but not through additional tests and treatment.
Treating somatic symptom disorders and enhancing overall quality of life are important and only achieved through early intervention — and an attentive healthcare team.
Treatment Benefits of Somatic Symptom Disorder
Treatment for somatic symptom disorder can significantly improve the quality of a person’s life. Key benefits include:
- Reduced physical distress: Physical symptoms can be helped or better managed with effective treatment.
- Improved mental health: Anxiety and depression can be reduced with the help of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and a few other techniques.
- Better coping strategies: Patients are taught what to do and not do when faced with physical sensations.
- Enhanced daily functioning: Symptoms are addressed so that people can get back to their normal activities and can come back to work with better productivity.
- Improved relationships: Reduces tension of those in your life and can help reduce symptoms’ impact.
Why Choose Us
Here at DeLand Treatment Solutions, we offer compassionate, evidence-based care for those living with somatic symptom disorder symptoms. Here’s why patients trust us:
- Experienced Team: We have mental health professionals who are trained in the most current treatments for somatic symptom disorder treatment.
- Personalized Care: We provide customized treatment plans for the one-of-a-kind needs of each patient.
- Comprehensive Approach: We offer holistic support in dealing with somatic symptom disorder causes and also in symptom management.
- Ongoing Support: At all costs, our priority is long-term wellness so that patients have the means to manage symptoms without dependence.
Start healing. If you want to begin your wellness journey, give DeLand Treatment Solutions a call at (386) 866-8689.
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