HEALTH MATTERS HOSTED BY EDUCATOR LORENE WEAVER - WHAT IS SOMATIZATION AND ITS QUALIFICATIONS?

For each man diagnosed with a somatization disorder there are ten women so diagnosed. A very interesting fact! How does one fit into this category? Who is qualified to give this diagnosis? Once so tagged, how does one get to the truth? Why are people who are given this diagnosis, in general, not treated well by the medical community? Why is there a stigma attached to this? What help is offered? Is "because I've never seen anything like it before in my life" a medical or scientific reason for giving this diagnosis?