Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Somatoform Disorders: Diagnostic Challenges to Psychiatrists

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Li, Cheng Ta ^a   Chou, Yuan Hwa ^a,b   Yang, Kai Chun ^a   Yang, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Lee, Ying Chiao ^a,b   Su, Tung Ping ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

consultation; medically unexplained symptoms; pain; psychiatry; somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PAIN; PSYCHIATRIST; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 67649313503     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70065-6     Document Type: Article

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