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    James, Leigh; Singer, Andrew; Zurynski, Yvonne; Gordon, Evian; Kraiuhin, Claudia; Harris, Anthony; Howson, Alan; Meares, Russell

    Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 01/1987, Volume: 47, Issue: 3/4
    Journal Article

    Somatization disorder (SMD) is a chronic condition characterized by multiple complaints which are not due to any apparent organic illness but frequently involve pain. This study employs computer-aided imaging technologies to examine brain function in thousandths of a second (event-related brain potentials) and over a number of minutes (regional cerebral blood flow). Fourteen patients with SMD and 14 normal controls were investigated. Results from both studies suggest that patients with SMD have a dysfunction in the processes of attention, compared to normal controls.