Somatization, hysteria, or incompletely explained symptoms?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 649-651

  Merskey, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DIZZINESS; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOGENIC PAIN; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 8744259806     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404901001     Document Type: Editorial

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