Psychiatric consultation for somatizing patients in the family practice setting: A feasibility study

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-239

  Van Der Feltz Cornelis, Christina M ^a   Wijkel, Dirk ^a   Verhaak, Peter F M ^b   Collijn, Dorine H ^a,b   Huyse, Frits J ^a   Van Dyck, Richard ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biopsychosocial model; compliance; consultation liaison psychiatry; family practice; general practitioner; interpersonal technique; reattribution; somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 0029809677     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DDTH-6BUH-W5AY-R4KA     Document Type: Article

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