How do Physicians Recognise Somatization? - Offers a guide for the layperson on how doctors formulate their opinions on diagnosing Briquet's disorder. www.ozemail.com.au/~lucire/differentiating.htm
Postgraduate Medicine: Simplified Approach to Somatization Disorder - Kelli L. Holloway, MD and Kathryn J. Zerbe, MD discuss how physicians can distinguish this confounding condition from real physical illness and find a balanced approach to helping the patient without burning themselves out. www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/11_00/holloway.htm
Somatization Disorder - An article describing the misdiagnosis of the condition among physicians and the history of it. www.cfsdoc.org/somat.htm
Somatization disorder - Overview - Adam.com offers the definition, causes and risk factors. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000955.htm