Dhat syndrome as a functional somatic syndrome: Developing a sociosomatic model

Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-150

  Ranjith, Gopinath ^a   Mohan, Rajesh ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DHAT SYNDROME; FATIGUE; HEALTH BELIEF; INDIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EJACULATION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33746823807     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2006.69.2.142     Document Type: Review

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