Échelle de somatisation : faire la différence entre les symptômes du Covid-19 et la somatisation chez le jeune adulte et chez les sujets âgés

This work was carried out in order to propose a new measurement scale enabling helplines and emergency numbers affiliated to the intervention units in the setting of the SARS-CoV 2 pandemic to distinguish subjects infected by this virus from those with anxiety resulting from the circumstances of lock-down. This scale also makes it possible to distinguish subjects with mild anxiety from those with severe anxiety that have a high probability of developing into a fully-fledged psychological disorder in the months following the end of lock-down. Outside the pandemic period, this scale could be a major asset for the early detection of anxiety disorders occurring in young adults and the elderly, thus making it possible to distinguish between subjects who are somatizing and those with an organic disorder.