Abnormal illness behavior of patients with functional somatic symptoms: Relation to psychiatric disorders

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 223-229

  Guo, Yingqiu ^a   Kuroki, Toshihide ^a   Koizumi, Shunzo ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abnormal illness behavior; Functional somatic symptoms; Hypochondriasis; Major depression; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0034873046     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(01)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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