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Definition. Somatic symptom disorder involves having a significant focus on physical symptoms â such as pain or fatigue â to the point that it causes major emotional distress and problems functioning.f you have somatic symptom disorder, you may experience significant emotional and physical suffering. Treatment can help ease symptoms, help you cope and improve your quality of life. 1  Symptoms.
Somatic symptom disorders are a group of disorders, all of which fit the definition of physical symptoms similar to those observed in physical disease or injury for which there is no identifiable physical cause. As such, they are a diagnosis of exclusion.