Attribution in somatizers: stability and relationship to outcome at 1-year follow-up
The aim of this study was to determine whether attributional style is a stable pattern in somatizers, to analyse the sociodemographic and psychopathological characteristics that can modify it, and to study the relationship between attributional pattern and outcome. A total of 147 somatizers and 46 p...
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Published in | Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Vol. 95; no. 5; pp. 433 - 438 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.05.1997
Blackwell |
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Summary: | The aim of this study was to determine whether attributional style is a stable pattern in somatizers, to analyse the sociodemographic and psychopathological characteristics that can modify it, and to study the relationship between attributional pattern and outcome. A total of 147 somatizers and 46 psychologizers from a representative sample (n=1559) of primary care patients in Zaragoza, Spain were followed up for 1 year. Attribution of somatic symptoms was a stable construct in somatizers. Patients who modified attribution were younger (by 15 years on average), tended to be without a partner, and had a shorter illness duration (by 20 months on average) than those who maintained it. Attribution showed no correlation with outcome at the 1‐year follow‐up. |
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Bibliography: | istex:A38E3562141A9FC638505E449EB55A50685C8D8E ark:/67375/WNG-SF9D4VS5-P ArticleID:ACPS433 |
ISSN: | 0001-690X 1600-0447 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09658.x |