Menu Healthy Lifestyle Diseases & Conditions First Aid Symptoms Tests & Procedures Videos Definitions FAQs Somatic symptom disorderUpdated: 2017-06-13OverviewSomatoform disorder is a mental disorder in which a person has pain or symptoms without a physical cause. The symptoms are real to the person affected. It's diagnosed when medical tests find no cause for the pain or symptoms.TreatmentsTreatments include talk therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. © 1998-2022 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research(MFMER). All rights reserved. Terms of Use