SOMATOFORM AND RELATED DISORDERS

LESSON OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this lesson, the student will be able to:

  1. Explain the concept of somatization and its occurrence in people with mental health problems.
  2. Discuss the epidemiologic factors related to somatic problems.
  3. Compare the etiologic theories of somatization disorder from a biopsychosocial perspective.
  4. Contrast the major differences between somatoform and factitious disorders.
  5. Discuss human responses to somatization disorder.
  6. Apply the elements of nursing management to a patient with somatization disorder.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  1. Somatization
  2. Cultural Differences in Somatization
  3. Gender and Somatization
  4. Somatization Disorder
  5. Clinical Course
  6. Diagnostic Criteria
  7. Somatization Disorder in Special Populations
  8. Children
  9. Elderly People
  10. Epidemiology
  11. Age of Onset
  12. Gender, Ethnic and Cultural Differences
  13. Comorbidity
  14. Etiology
  15. Biologic Factors
  16. Neuropathologic
  17. Genetic
  18. Biochemical Changes
  19. Psychological Theories
  20. Social Theories
  21. Risk Factors
  22. Interdisciplilnary Treatment of Somatization Disorders
  23. Nursing Managment: Human Response to Disorder
  24. Biologic Domain
  25. Review of Systems
  26. Physical Functioning
  27. Pharmacologic Assessment
  28. Nursing Diagnoses Related to Biologic Domain
  29. Biologic Interventions
  30. Pain Management
  31. Activity Enhancement
  32. Nutrition Regulation
  33. Relaxation
  34. Psychopharmacologic Interventions
  35. Monitoring and Administration of Medications
  36. Side-Effect Monitoring and Management
  37. Drug-Drug Interaction
  38. Psychological Domain
  39. Nursing Diagnoses Related to Psychological Domain
  40. Psychological Interventions
  41. Development of a Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship
  42. Counseling
  43. Health Teaching
  44. Social Domain
  45. Nursing Diagnoses Related to Social Domain
  46. Social Interventions
  47. Group Interventions
  48. Family Interventions
  49. Evaluation and Treatment Outcomes
  50. Continuum of Care
  51. Inpatient Care
  52. Emergency Care
  53. Community Treatment
  54. Mental Health Promotion
  55. Other Somatoform Disorders
  56. Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder
  57. Conversion Disorder
  58. Pain Disorder
  59. Hypochondriasis
  60. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  61. Factitious Disorders
  62. Factitious Disorder
  63. Epidemiology
  64. Etiology
  65. Nursing Management: Human Response to Disorder
  66. Continuum of Care
  67. Factitious Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  1. Study Guide: Chapter 23: Pages 104-108
  2. Participation in Classroom Critical Thinking Exercises CTE #2. Study Guide Page 106
  3. Quiz

CRITICAL THINKING FOCUS:

Integrating the nursing process with the biopsychosocial framework when caring for clients with somatoform diagnoses.

REQUIRED READING:

Boyd, M. A. (2005). Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice. (2nd Ed., pp. 471-491).

Philadelphia Pa.: Lippincott.

WEB LINKS:

Somatization and somatoform disorders. Friday’s Progress Notes, July 14, 2000, Mental Health Information, Volume 4, Issue 21.

InteliHealth provides health information. Somatization disorder can be found through a search on this website.

NUR 411: KEELEY/CHASE: 08/04