Which of the following is a significant problem in confirming a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder?
a. Patients don't always tell the truth about symptoms.
b. A true somatic illness will often be detected only later, after medical treatment has been exhausted.
c. There is no objective measure of a person's pain.
d. Somatic symptom disorders overlap substantially with mood disorders.
Answer: b.
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