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Differences in features of Somatic Symptom Disorders among men and women

Differences In The Clinical Presentation Of Somatic Symptom Disorder Among Males And Females In A Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/06/034228
Enrollment
100
Registered
2021-06-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F40-F48- Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Sheena Agarwal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All Outpatient and Inpatient consultations during the study period from the Department of Psychiatry as well as referrals from other departments with a diagnosis of Somatic Symptom disorder, as per DSM-5 criteria, as diagnosed by a consultant 2. Patients giving details of medical illness not contributing to somatic symptoms as per the clinical judgement of the consultant 3. Patients who can give written informed consent to undergo the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with any uncontrolled physical co-morbidities 2. Uncooperative psychiatric patients or patients with neurological impairments which may interfere with assessments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Symptom profile of Somatic Symptom disorderTimepoint: At baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pathway to care analysisTimepoint: At baseline;Presence of physical or psychiatric co morbiditiesTimepoint: At baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSheena Agarwal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

anilkumar.nagaraj@manipal.edu9901911667

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026