Causal illness attributions in somatoform disorders: Associations with comorbidity and illness behavior

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-371

  Rief, Winfried ^a   Nanke, Alexandra ^a   Emmerich, Julia ^a   Bender, Andrea ^a   Zech, Thomas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Illness attribution; Illness behavior; Primary care; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUSTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS;

EID: 7044269201     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.02.015     Document Type: Article

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