Psychological factors in functional gastrointestinal disorders: Characteristics of the disorder or of the illness behavior?

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 148-153

  Herschbach, Peter ^a   Henrich, Gerhard ^a   Von Rad, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional dyspepsia; Illness behavior; Irritable bowel syndrome; Physician consultation; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0032928858     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199903000-00005     Document Type: Article

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