Reattribution reconsidered: Narrative review and reflections on an educational intervention for medically unexplained symptoms in primary care settings

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 325-334

  Gask, Linda ^a,b,c   Dowrick, Christopher ^a,b,c   Salmon, Peter ^a,b,c   Peters, Sarah ^a,b,c   Morriss, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional somatic symptoms; General practitioner; Medically unexplained; Primary care; Somatisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 80054001173     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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