The differences in somatoform disorder in terms of age and gender among patients at Khartoum hospitals' state

Abstract EN

This study aimed to reviewing the differences between somatoform disorder (somatomization) in term of age (children below 18 years and adults above 18 years) and gender (male/female).

Two sources of data used; the first source is the previous studies to use in the systematic review.

The second part was the quantitative sources in which information list was used through which information about age distribution and gender of the patients during the period from January to December( 2014) which were obtained from practioners in the field of psychology who working in psychological health hospitals in Khartoum State.

The collected data analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), calculating the percentages and the differences by chi squire test.

The study revealed that there are significant differences between children below 18 years and adults above 18 years.

In addition, there is a significant difference in somatoform disorder among Sudanese patients male and female in mental Health Hospitals in Khartoum State.