Prevalence of somatoform disorders in a psychiatric population: An Italian nationwide survey

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 248, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 267-271

  Altamura, A C ^a   Carta, M G ^b   Tacchini, G ^c   Musazzi, A ^c   Pioli, M R ^d   Aguglia, E ^e   Guaraldi, G P ^f   Ermentini, A ^g   Amitrano, R ^h   Caldarazzo, S ^h   Vittozzi, C ^h   Luciano, L ^h   Bizzarri, C ^h   Boncompagni, G C ^h   Giordano, C A ^h   Monaci, G ^h   Pezzoli, A ^h   Pianasi, P ^h   Canfora, F ^h   Mancini, G ^h   Rullo, S ^h   Calderaro, N ^h   Ferrannini, L ^h   Lucchetti, R ^h   Spinetti, G ^h   Tarquini, A ^h   Masaraki, S ^h   Monzani, E ^h   Nava, V ^h   Ortelli, G ^h   Pruneri, C ^h   Cogo, E ^h   Torre, R ^h   Vietti, N ^h   Zilli, G ^h   De Monte, A ^h   Giordano, P ^h   Labombarda, L ^h   Petronio, L ^h   Caserta, F ^h   Marguglio, A ^h   Fichera, G ^h   Galati, F ^h   Inguaggiato, A ^h   Canova, L ^h   Mariani, G ^h   Martini, M ^h   Tanini, A ^h   Callegari, P ^h   Frazzingaro, S ^h   Menegardi, M ^h   Pastorelli, C ^h   Pastori, P ^h   Tamburini, R ^h   Gon, F ^h   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Policlinico   (Italy)

^d IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Epidemiology; Somatoform disorders; Somatoform disorders schedule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0032432342     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004060050048     Document Type: Article

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