Behavioural and psychological management of somatic symptom disorders: An overview

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-124

  Sharma, Mahendra P ^a   Manjula, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONICITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; DANCE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHODRAMA; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873696219     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2012.746649     Document Type: Review

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