Medically unexplained symptoms in children and adolescents

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 855-871

  Eminson, D Mary ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 34548635438     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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