Question
Individuals suffering from somatization disorder are often difficult to diagnose if they also have another mental disorder because __________.
it is rare for both disorders to display symptoms at the same time
individuals with a mental disorder will often falsify other symptoms
the symptoms are difficult to differentiate, depending on the mental disorder
many mental and somatoform disorders are impossible to diagnose
it is rare for both disorders to display symptoms at the same time
individuals with a mental disorder will often falsify other symptoms
the symptoms are difficult to differentiate, depending on the mental disorder
many mental and somatoform disorders are impossible to diagnose
Answers
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Individuals suffering from somatization disorder are often difficult to diagnose if they also have another mental disorder because **the symptoms are difficult to differentiate, depending on the mental disorder**.
Somatization disorder involves experiencing physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition, and these symptoms can overlap with or mask other mental health disorders, complicating the diagnostic process.
Somatization disorder involves experiencing physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition, and these symptoms can overlap with or mask other mental health disorders, complicating the diagnostic process.