Hypochondriasis: The patient's perspective

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-342

  Scott Persing, J ^a   Stuart, S P ^a   Noyes, R ^a   Happel, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relationship; Hypochondriasis; Reassurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0034461539     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/KMXW-T53N-BTDW-GTGH     Document Type: Review

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