Somatoform Disorders A Worldwide Perspective
Medically unexplained somatic symptoms are problematic in psychiatry, primary care settings, and other clinical areas. The burden they impose on health-care systems constitutes a significant public health problem. At the international symposium "Rethinking Somatoform Disorders," this probl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo
Springer Japan
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1999 |
| Series: | Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Medically unexplained somatic symptoms are problematic in psychiatry, primary care settings, and other clinical areas. The burden they impose on health-care systems constitutes a significant public health problem. At the international symposium "Rethinking Somatoform Disorders," this problem was addressed by specialists working in somatoform disorders, psychiatric nosology, epidemiology, and biological and cross-cultural psychiatry. The meeting was the third of the Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the World Psychiatric Association |
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| Physical Description: | XX, 288 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9784431685005 |