Experts' opinions on the management of medically unexplained symptoms in primary care. a qualitative analysis of narrative reviews and scientific editorials

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-455

  Heijmans, Mieke ^a   olde Hartman, Tim C ^a   van Weel Baumgarten, Evelyn ^a   Dowrick, Christopher ^a   Lucassen, Peter L B J ^a   van Weel, Chris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relationship; Family medicine; Mental health; Patient centred care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPNOSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; NARRATIVE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REASSURANCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79961054414     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr004     Document Type: Article

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