Somatoform disorders are physical problems (ie stomach ache, chest pain or headache) or concern about a physical ailment without any medical reason to have that particular ailment. Moreover, there are various things that contribute to somatoform disorders like sexual abuse, alexithymia, genetic influence and environmental influences. Somatoform disorders have three basic sub types which would be discussed in details; these sub types are pain disorder, hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder.