Somatized Mental Disorders Test

People who notice recurring health fears alongside fatigue, low mood, or changes in thinking may want a clearer way to organize those experiences. The Somatized Mental Disorders Test offers a structured starting point for self-reflection. The reported scales in this somatized mental disorders questionnaire organize health concerns, mood, and energy into three component scores plus a combined total reflecting mental disorders that manifest predominantly through physical, or somatic, symptoms.

What This Assessment Explores

This questionnaire brings together health-related preoccupation, depressive experiences, and reduced energy or capacity. The result from this somatization assessment reflects the stated definition of somatized mental disorders: mental disorders that manifest predominantly through somatic symptoms. Its total combines the three symptom scales.

The three symptom scales and the overall total are:

• Hypochondriasis (0-13) measures excessive health preoccupation and fear of illness; Low 0-6 and Elevated 7-13 indicate less or more pronounced concern.
• Depression (0-13) measures low mood and lost interest; Low 0-6 and Elevated 7-13 indicate less or more pronounced symptoms.
• Asthenia (0-13) measures fatigue, weakness, and reduced work capacity; Low 0-6 and Elevated 7-13 indicate less or more marked symptoms.
• Somatized Mental Disorders (0-39) combines the three scales to reflect mental disorders that manifest predominantly through somatic symptoms; Low likelihood 0-20 and Elevated likelihood 21-39 indicate the overall result.

Methodology and Evidence Base

The displayed items are first-person statements with Yes or No response choices. The topics include energy, sleep, concentration, mood, hopelessness, repetitive thoughts, bodily awareness, and fear of serious illness. This format records endorsed experiences rather than a narrative history.

Responses are grouped into three symptom domains and then combined into the overall result. The questionnaire provides displayed result bands, but population norms are not reported for interpreting them. As an online self-report questionnaire for somatized disorders, it supports structured self-reflection.

Conceptually, the structure is closest to Sukiasyan et al. (2001). The emphasis on physical manifestations can be considered alongside the PHQ-15 work of Kroenke, Spitzer, and Williams (2002), while Pilowsky’s (1967) work on illness-related preoccupation offers a relevant framework. These sources support construct comparison, not a claim that this questionnaire is a direct adaptation or validated equivalent.

Results depend on honest self-report, current context, and self-awareness. They are best read with the person’s broader symptom pattern and circumstances; an elevated result is not a diagnosis.