Is the DSM-5 chapter on somatic symptom disorder any better than DSM-IV somatoform disorder?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 418-419

  Mayou, Richard ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-5; DSM-IV; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84901818400     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.134833     Document Type: Review

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