The reporting of specific physical symptoms for mental distress in general practice

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-95

  De Waal, Margot W M ^a   Arnold, Ingrid A ^a   Spinhoven, Philip ^a,b   Eekhof, Just A H ^a   Van Hemert, Albert M ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Parnassia Addiction Research Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mental distress; Physical symptoms; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 25444449282     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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