Medically unexplained symptoms: Evidence, guidelines, and beyond

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 617, 2013, Pages 625-626

  Olde Hartman, Tim C ^a   Woutersen Koch, Hèlen ^b   Van Der Horst, Henriette E ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SYMPTOM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888804267     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X675241     Document Type: Editorial

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