Clinical issues in treating somatoform disorders for couple therapists

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-236

  Walsh, Stephanie R ^a   Denton, Wayne H ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 21044432682     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180590932979     Document Type: Review

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