Teaching about medically unexplained symptoms at medical schools in the United Kingdom

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-329

  Howman, Mary ^a   Walters, Kate ^a   Rosenthal, Joe ^a   Good, Mary ^a   Buszewicz, Marta ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TEACHING;

EID: 84859179994     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.660219     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Barsky AJ, Oray EJ, Bates DW. 2005. Somatization increases medical utilization and costs independent of psychiatric and medical comorbidity. Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:903-910.
2. Hatcher S, Arroll B. 2008. Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms. BMJ 336:1124-1128.
3. Nimnuan C, Hotopf M, Wessely S. 2001. Medically unexplained symptoms: An epidemiological study in seven specialties. J Psychosom Res 51:361-367.
4. Peveler R, Kilkenny L, Kinmoth AL. 1997. Medically unexplained physical symptoms in primary care: A comparison of self-report screening questionnaires and clinical opinion. J Psychosom Res 42:245-252.
5. Salmon P, Peters S, Stanley I. 1999. Patients' perceptions of medical explanations for somatisation disorders: Qualitative analysis. BMJ 318:372-376.