Objective: To measure the prevalence of somatisation (multiple somatic symptoms and hypochondriasis) among Australian general practice attendees, its recognition by general practitioners, and its relationship with symptoms of depression and anxiety. Design, setting and participants: Self-reported questionnaires completed by 10 507 consecutive patients aged ≥18 years attending 340 GPs enrolled in a 6-hour national mental health program of continuing professional development who accepted invitations to participate; audit form completed by GPs for each patient during the period March 2004 to December 2006. Main outcome measures: Somatic symptom severity (measured with the 15-item Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-15]); hypochondriasis (meas...
Background: Patient encounters for medically unexplained physical symptoms are common in primary hea...
Background: Somatoform disorders such as neurasthenia and chronic fatigue are characterized by a com...
Although somatic complains are the predominant reasons for seeking general medical care, there has b...
Objective: To measure the prevalence of somatisation (multiple somatic symptoms and hypochondriasis)...
Background: Recognition of depression and anxiety by general practitioners (GPs) is suboptimal and t...
Abstract Background Patients with mental health problems often presen...
Aims: In order to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between somatoform sympto...
The objective of this study was to examine cross-national differences in somatic symptoms associated...
Abstract Background Mental disorders in primary care patients are frequently associated with physica...
Objective: to analyze the diagnostic significance of clinical and phenomenological characteristics o...
Objective: Somatic symptoms are prevalent in the community, but at least one third of the symptoms l...
OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of patients' causal attributions of common somatic symptoms on rec...
Contains fulltext : 193553.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Ade...
Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine somatisation as a risk factor for the onset of depress...
Background: Unexplained symptoms are associated with depression and anxiety. This association is lar...
Background: Patient encounters for medically unexplained physical symptoms are common in primary hea...
Background: Somatoform disorders such as neurasthenia and chronic fatigue are characterized by a com...
Although somatic complains are the predominant reasons for seeking general medical care, there has b...
Objective: To measure the prevalence of somatisation (multiple somatic symptoms and hypochondriasis)...
Background: Recognition of depression and anxiety by general practitioners (GPs) is suboptimal and t...
Abstract Background Patients with mental health problems often presen...
Aims: In order to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between somatoform sympto...
The objective of this study was to examine cross-national differences in somatic symptoms associated...
Abstract Background Mental disorders in primary care patients are frequently associated with physica...
Objective: to analyze the diagnostic significance of clinical and phenomenological characteristics o...
Objective: Somatic symptoms are prevalent in the community, but at least one third of the symptoms l...
OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of patients' causal attributions of common somatic symptoms on rec...
Contains fulltext : 193553.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Ade...
Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine somatisation as a risk factor for the onset of depress...
Background: Unexplained symptoms are associated with depression and anxiety. This association is lar...
Background: Patient encounters for medically unexplained physical symptoms are common in primary hea...
Background: Somatoform disorders such as neurasthenia and chronic fatigue are characterized by a com...
Although somatic complains are the predominant reasons for seeking general medical care, there has b...