Risk factors for hypochondriacal concerns in a sample of military veterans

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 529-539

  Noyes, Russell ^a,e   Watson, David B ^b   Carney, Caroline P ^c   Letuchy, Elena M ^a   Peloso, Paul M ^a   Black, Donald W ^a   Doebbeling, Bradley N ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Psychiatry Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gulf war; Hypochondriasis; Risk factors; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT; WAR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSONALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERANS;

EID: 10444240336     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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