Hypochondriasis influences quality-of-life outcomes in patients with chronic fatigue

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 76-81

  Manu, Peter ^a,b   Affleck, Glenn ^a,b   Tennen, Howard ^a,b   Morse, Priscilla A ^a,b   Escobar, Javier I ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Functional outcome; Hypochondriasis; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029915929     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289050     Document Type: Article

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