Somatization symptoms and hypochondriacal features in the general population

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 595-602

  Rief, Winfried ^a,d   Hessel, Aike ^b   Braehler, Elmar ^c  

^a Roseneck Center of Behavioral Medicine   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Department of Medical Psychology ^*  (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender differences; General population; Hypochondriasis; Somatization; Whiteley Index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GENDER; GERMANY; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034917589     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200107000-00012     Document Type: Article

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