Medically unexplained symptoms and the concept of somatization

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 83-87

  Heinrich, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a Psychiatric Consultation Service   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS;

COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 16644393484     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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