A study of disability and its correlates in somatization disorder

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-58

  Kushwaha, Vijeta ^a   Sinha Deb, Koushik ^a   Chadda, Rakesh K ^a   Mehta, Manju ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Disability; Neuroticism; Somatization disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; INDIAN; INDIAN DISABILITY EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOMATIZATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; NEUROTICISM; SOMATIZATION DISORDER;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84896389313     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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