somatoform disorder
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            so·ma·to·form disorder
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈsō-mət-ə-ˌfȯrm-, sə-ˈmat-ə- 
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : somatic symptom disorder                                      
              
                             
And when a patient denies depression but has symptoms of hypochondriasis, somatoform disorder, or even chronic fatigue, one also considers treatment with antidepressants.—
Paul D. Trautman and Valentina M. Vielma,                The Journal of the American Medical Association
                         
                
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