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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1026//0084-5345.29.2.97

Zusammenfassung. Anhand von Daten der Bremer Jugendstudie werden in diesem Artikel Ergebnisse hinsichtlich der Häufigkeit und Komorbidität sowie psychosozialer Beeinträchtigung durch Somatoforme Störungen bei Jugendlichen dargestellt. 136 Jugendliche (13,1 %) erfüllten die Kriterien für eine Somatoforme Störung, wobei signifikant mehr Mädchen als Jungen von diesen Störungen betroffen waren. Von den Subtypen Somatoformer Störungen trat als häufigste die Undifferenzierte Somatoforme Störung auf, gefolgt von der Schmerzstörung und der Konversionsstörung. Auf der Symptomebene wurden Kopfschmerzen, das Gefühl eines Kloßes im Hals und Schmerzen im Bauchbereich am häufigsten mitgeteilt. Fast die Hälfte der Jugendlichen mit Somatoformen Störungen erfüllte die Kriterien für mindestens eine weitere Störung. Obwohl ein Drittel dieser Jugendlichen psychosozial beeinträchtigt war, wurde nur ein kleiner Teil von ihnen behandelt.


Frequency and comorbidity of somatoform disorders in adolescents: Results of a study of adolescent in Bremen

Abstract. Using data from the Bremer Adolescents study, this article presents some findings on the frequency, comorbidity and psychosocial impairment of somatoform disorders in adolescents. A total of 136 adolescents (13.1 %) met the criteria for somatoform disorder, with significantly more girls than boys being affected. Of the subtypes of somatoform disorders, the most common was that of undifferentiated somatoform disorder, followed by pain disorder, and conversion disorder. On the symptom level, the most common were headache, lump in throat, and stomach ache. Almost half of those with somatoform disorders met the criteria for at least one other disorder covered in our study. Although one-third of these adolescents were psychosocially impaired, only a small portion of them received treatment.

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