Characteristics of oligosymptomatic versus polysymptomatic presentations of somatoform disorders in patients with suspected allergies

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-266

  Hausteiner, Constanze ^a,b,c,d   Huber, Dorothea ^a,b,c,d   Bornschein, Susanne ^a,b,c,d   Grosber, Martine ^a,b,c,d   Bubel, Esther ^a,b,c,d   Groben, Sylvie ^a,b,c,d   Lahmann, Claas ^a,b,c,d   Löwe, Bernd ^a,b,c,d   Eyer, Florian ^a,b,c,d   Eberlein, Bernadette ^a,b,c,d   Ring, Johannes ^a,b,c,d   Behrendt, Heidrun ^a,b,c,d   Darsow, Ulf ^a,b,c,d   Henningsen, Peter ^a,b,c,d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Harlaching   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Dimensional assessment; Distress; Positive criteria; Psychobehavioral characteristics; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OLIGOSYMPTOMATIC SOMATOFORM DISORDER; POLYSYMPTOMATIC SOMATOFORM DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL STRESS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; WEAKNESS;

EID: 77955658246     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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