Classification and diagnosis of patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 685-691

  Smith, Robert C ^a   Dwamena, Francesca C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis and classification; DSM IV; Medically unexplained symptoms; Primary care mental health; Somatization

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; COST; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYME DISEASE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PORPHYRIA; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WILSON DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 34250368861     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0067-2     Document Type: Review

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