Trauma experience in individuals with idiopathic environmental intolerance and individuals with somatoform disorders

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 657-661

  Bailer, Josef ^a   Witthöft, Michael ^a   Bayerl, Christiane ^b   Rist, Fred ^c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional somatic syndromes; Idiopathic environmental intolerance; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Sexual abuse; Somatoform disorders; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC ENVIRONMENTAL INTOLERANCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 36549047953     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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