Screening of somatization disorder: Validation of the Spanish version of the Othmer and DeSouza Test

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 411-415

  Garcia Campayo J J ^a,d   Sanz Carrillo, C ^b   Perez Echeverria, M J ^a   Campos, R ^c   Lobo, A ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

primary care; screening; somatization; somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SOMATIZATION; SPAIN;

EID: 0030451207     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09882.x     Document Type: Article

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