The family physician and the psychologist in the office together: A response to fragmentation

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-98

  Solano, Luigi ^a   Pirrotta, Enzo ^b   Ingravalle, Veronica ^a   Fayella, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SNAMID   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family medicine; Family psychologist; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DIZZINESS; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; SYMPTOM;

EID: 73449107467     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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