The problem of psychogenic symptoms: Is the psychiatric community in denial?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Benbadis, Selim R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Psychogenic seizures; Psychogenic symptoms; Somatoform disorder

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

BALANCE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALINGERING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUTISM; OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUACKERY; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUGGESTION; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER;

DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEIZURES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 12144259300     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.10.009     Document Type: Review

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