Somatisation in Primary Care in Spain: II. Differences between Somatisers and Psychologisers

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue MAR., 1996, Pages 348-353

  García Campayo, Javier ^b   Campos, Ricardo ^c   Marcos, Guillermo ^a   Perèz Echeverría, Ma Jesus ^b   Lobo, Antonio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SPAIN;

ADULT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0029953685     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.3.348     Document Type: Article

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