Idiopathic physical symptoms: A common manifestation of psychiatric disorders in primary care

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-210

  Escobar, Javier I ^a,b   Interian, Alejandro ^a   Díaz Martínez, Angelica ^a   Gara, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONVERSION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC PHYSICAL SYMPTOM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PANIC; PHENOMENOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33645230897     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852900014371     Document Type: Review

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