The narrative approach as an effective single intervention in functional somatic symptoms in a multi-disciplinary referral clinic for primary care frequent attenders

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 114-117

  Matalon, Andre ^a,b   Nachmani, Tzvia ^b   Rabin, Stanley ^c   Maoz, Benyamin ^c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Functional somatic symptoms; Life review; Narrative approach; Palpitations; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM; THEORY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 14644433108     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh618     Document Type: Article

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