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It is less than 20 years since the term “somatoform disorder” was introduced in Japan. Owing not only to its short history but also to the difficulty in understanding the meaning of its concept, it has not been appropriately used in Japan yet. In this chapter, the author introduces the history of the categorization of neurotic disorders in Japan, and particularly refers to Japan’s traditional classification system of mental disorders with physical symptoms. Furthermore, by analyzing our data concerning the related field (the results of the PPGHC study and a study on the mental health of atomic bomb survivors), the dissociation between the understanding of the term and the actual use in diagnosis is clarified, concluding that it would take some more time until “somatoform disorder” is understood and used appropriately in Japan.
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Nakane, Y. (1999). Classification of Somatoform Disorders in Japan. In: Ono, Y., Janca, A., Asai, M., Sartorius, N. (eds) Somatoform Disorders. Keio University Symposia for Life Science and Medicine, vol 3. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68500-5_6
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