Medically unexplained physical symptoms in children: Exploring hospital staff perceptions

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-587

  Furness, Penny ^a   Glazebrook, Cris ^b   Tay, Jasmine ^c   Abbas, Kirsty ^d   Slaveska Hollis, Karmen ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Medically unexplained physical symptoms MUPS; Qualitative methods; Staff perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PARENTING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 70349293815     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104509338437     Document Type: Article

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