The management of somatoform disorder in childhood

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-231

  Taylor, Sharon ^a   Garralda, Elena ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Comorbidity; Management; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 0037338047     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-200303000-00014     Document Type: Review

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