A randomised controlled trial of brief training in assessment and treatment of somatisation: Effects on GPs' attitudes

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-427

  Rosendal, Marianne ^a,b   Bro, Flemming ^c   Sokolowski, Ineta ^b   Fink, Per ^d   Toft, Tomas ^d   Olesen, Frede ^b  

^a Quality Improvement Committee for General Practice in Vejle County ^*  (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Education Continuing; Health personnel attitude; Primary health care; randomised controlled trial; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUSTRATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 25644445519     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi033     Document Type: Article

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