Health care utilization and poor reassurance: Potential predictors of somatoform disorders

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 525-544

  Puri, Paul R ^a   Dimsdale, Joel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM; Reassurance; Satisfaction; Somatoform disorder; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION DISORDER; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REASSURANCE; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEAR; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 80052249665     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: 15583147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2011.05.011     Document Type: Review

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