A systematic review of the epidemiology of somatisation disorder and hypochondriasis

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-408

  Creed, Francis ^a,c   Barsky, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypochondriasis epidemiology; Medically unexplained symptoms; Population; Somatisation disorder

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 1842861611     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00622-6     Document Type: Article

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