Patients who somatize in primary care: A longitudinal study of cognitive and social characteristics

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 937-951

  Kirmayer, Laurence J ^a   Robbins, James M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029792073     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035273     Document Type: Article

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