Unexplained somatic symptoms - Diagnostic window for mental disorders

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 255-260

  Ghosh, J M ^a,b  

^a DTM and H   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Unexplained somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACIDITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSENTERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 33845248010     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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