Somatization is a significant problem for clinical medicine. Unlike somatization disorder, which is
relatively rare, abridged somatization, a less severe form of somatization, is prevalent in primary
care clinics. The authors examined the clinical status and functioning of patients diagnosed with
a depression or anxiety disorder comorbid with abridged somatization and compared them with
patients diagnosed with a depression or anxiety disorder alone. The authors examined severity of
physical functioning and psychopathology in relation to diagnostic status. Patients diagnosed
with both abridged somatization and a depression or anxiety disorder were more physically impaired and more anxious than those diagnosed with a depression or anxiety disorder alone. The
results suggest that abridged somatization frequently coexists with depression and anxiety and
thus complicates the presentation of these disorders.
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