Managing somatic preoccupation

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3113-3120

  Righter, Elisabeth L ^a   Sansone, Randy A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; NEUROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0033153508     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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