Book Review
The 12 chapters of this book review the somatoform disorders, a group of conditions with somatic symptoms for which no organic cause can be demonstrated and that are thought to be due to psychological or "functional" disturbances. The chapters cover classification, assessment, and manageme...
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| Published in | The New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 325; no. 17; p. 1259 |
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| Format | Book Review |
| Language | English |
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Massachusetts Medical Society
24.10.1991
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| Summary: | The 12 chapters of this book review the somatoform disorders, a group of conditions with somatic symptoms for which no organic cause can be demonstrated and that are thought to be due to psychological or "functional" disturbances. The chapters cover classification, assessment, and management of these illnesses; fatigue and chronic fatigue syndromes; hysterical conversion; and abdominal, cardiorespiratory, gynecologic (including premenstrual syndrome and chronic pelvic pain), and dermatologic symptoms at presentation. The concluding chapter focuses on future research needs.
The book is generally well written, well organized, and concise. The contributors are primarily psychiatrists and psychologists working at general hospitals in . . . |
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM199110243251723 |