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SOMATIC SYMPTOMS IN A COMMUNITY CLINIC

In this cross-sectional study, all subjects attending a community based mental health clinic were examined with the objective to understand the presenting problems and to find out whether somatic complaints were the chief complaint, whether the somatic complaint produced any disability in financial,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chaturvedi, S.K., Upadhyaya, M.P., Rao, Shivaji
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1988
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3008792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21927339
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Sumario:In this cross-sectional study, all subjects attending a community based mental health clinic were examined with the objective to understand the presenting problems and to find out whether somatic complaints were the chief complaint, whether the somatic complaint produced any disability in financial, occupational and social spheres. Also an attempt is made to identify somatizing disorders using Swartz's index.