Somatization is a clinical phenomenon characterized by multiple, medically unexplained somatic symptoms. The pathophysiology remains unknown. We aimed to test the hypothesis of a central nervous system dysfunction in the pathophysiology of this disorder.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku PET Centre, PET Unit and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Accelerator Laboratory, Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.