Somatization disorders in dermatology

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Gupta, Madhulika A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DOXEPIN; TOOTH CEMENT;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; AROUSAL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSESTHESIA; FLUSHING; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HAIR; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SENSATION; SOMATIZATION; SWEATING; TOUCH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URTICARIA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESTHESIA; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SICK ROLE; SKIN DISEASES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 32044455536     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260500466832     Document Type: Review

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