... underesti-mation of somatoform symptoms [10] has been rein-forced in our study. Although stability of single symptomsor disorders is not satisfactory [17,26], stability of somati-zation seems to be less ... symptoms were only present in somatizers, painful breathing and paralysis/weakness,indicating a high discriminative power, followed by nau-sea (30.8), difficulty in swallowing (28.9), bringing ... ascertained in a clinical interview and by contacting the patient's physicians and examining medical records, attaining a final clinical symptom evaluation (FCSE). An interview yielded...