Cross-Examination and Somatoform Disorder

• Author: Dorothy Clay Sims
• Pages: 501-516

CROSS-EXAMINATION AND

SOMATOFORM DISORDER

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CHAPTER 10

CROSSEXAMINATION AND

SOMATOFORM DISORDER

I. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

§10:01 What Is Somatoform Disorder?

§10:02 Why Do DMEs Love This Diagnosis?

§10:03 How Is Somatoform Disorder Different From Malingering?

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II. TURN SOMATOFORM DIAGNOSIS TO PLAINTIFF’S ADVANTAGE

§10:05 Step 1: Somatoform Disorder Means Plaintiff Not Malingering

§10:06 Step 2: Somatoform Disorder Means Plaintiff Is Signif‌icantly Impaired

§10:07 Step 3: At Trial, Reject Diagnosis but Keep Elements Favoring Plaintiff

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III. SAMPLE QUESTIONS

§10:10 Somatoform Disorder Means Plaintiff Not Malingering

§10:11 Somatoform Disorder Means Plaintiff Is Signif‌icantly Impaired

§10:11.1 Doctor Minimizes Plaintiff’s Distress

§10:11.2 DME Disputes Authority of DSM

§10:12 Reject Diagnosis but Keep Elements Favoring Plaintiff

§10:12.1 Pin Down Diagnosis

§10:12.2 Pin Down Specif‌ic Tests

APPENDIX

Appendix 10-A: Order Striking Testimony re: Somatoform Disorder

CROSS-EXAMINATION AND

SOMATOFORM DISORDER

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