To date, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the best established treatment for a variety of somatoform disorders including<unk> . CBT aims to help patients realize their ailments are not catastrophic and to enable them to gradually return to activities they previously engaged in, without fear of "worsening their symptoms". Consultation and collaboration with the primary care physician also demonstrated some effectiveness. The use of antidepressants is preliminary but does not yet show conclusive evidence. Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) has been used in treating<unk>  among the elderly; however, the results were still debatable with some concerns around the side effects of using ECT. Overall, psychologists recommend addressing a common difficulty in patients with<unk>  in the reading of their own emotions. This may be a central feature of treatment; as well as developing a close collaboration between the GP, the patient and the mental health practitioner.
Somatization disorder
Conversion disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Separation anxiety disorder
Somatic symptom disorder
Adjustment disorder
Functional somatic syndrome
Stress-related disorders