Differences in verbal behaviours of patients with and without emotional distress during primary care consultations

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 629-643

  Del Piccolo, Lidia ^a   Saltini, A ^b   Zimmermann, C ^b   Dunn, G ^b  

^a OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034046155     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179900197X     Document Type: Article

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