Test of an interpersonal model of hypochondriasis

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 292-300

  Noyes Jr , Russell ^b,d   Stuart, Scott P ^b   Langbehn, Douglas R ^a,b   Happel, Rachel L ^e   Longley, Susan L ^c   Muller, Barbara A ^b   Yagla, Steven I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Psychiatry Research   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Attachment style; Hypochondriasis; Interpersonal model; Interpersonal problems; Patient physician relationship; Reassurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; INVENTORY OF INTERPERSONAL PROBLEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NEO FIVE FACTOR INDEX; NEUROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELATIONSHIP SCALE QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOMATIC SYMPTOM INVENTORY; SYMPTOM; WHITELEY INDEX OF HYPOCHONDRIASIS;

EID: 0037346590     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000058377.50240.64     Document Type: Article

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