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Title Somatic presentations of mental disorders : refining the research agenda for DSM-V / edited by Joel E. Dimsdale [and others]
Edition 1st ed
Published Arlington, Va. : American Psychiatric Association, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 178 pages) : illustrations
Contents Epidemiology of the association between somatoform disorders and anxiety and depressive disorders / Roselind Lieb, Gunther Meinlschmidt, Ricardo Araya -- The association or otherwise of the functional somatic syndromes / Richard A.A. Kanaan, Jean Pierre Lepine, Simon C. Wessely -- Cultural models and somatic syndromes / Laurence J. Kirmayer, Norman Sartorius -- Influence of cultural and social factors on the epidemiology of idiopathic somatic complaints and syndromes / Javier I. Escobar, Oye Gureje -- Are somatoform disorders changing with time? / Sing Lee, Arthur Kleinman -- A biological substrate for somatoform disorders / Joel E. Dimsdale, Robert Dantzer
Somatoform and substance use disorders / Deborah Hasin, Hila Katz -- Stability of somatoform symptoms / Winfried Rief, Graciela Rojas -- What is the evidence for the efficacy of treatments for somatoform disorders? / Athula Sumathipala -- Are treatments for common mental disorders also effective for functional symptoms and disorder? / Richard Mayou -- Efficacy of treatment for somatoform disorders / Kurt Kroenke -- The evidence for treatments for somatoform disorders / Susan Levenstein
Summary This book provides a fascinating and practical review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this category of disease. Somatic Presentations of Mental Disorders summarizes the proceedings of a unique international conference that convened experts from across disciplines to review perspectives on somatoform disorders
Notes Presents a selection of articles reprinted from Psychosomatic medicine, v. 69, 2007
A selection of papers reporting the proceedings of a conference titled "The future of psychiatric diagnosis: refining the research agenda."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Somatoform disorders.
Medicine, Psychosomatic.
Psychophysiologic Disorders -- diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders -- diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders
Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychophysiologic Disorders -- psychology
Psychosomatic Medicine -- methods
Somatoform Disorders -- psychology
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
Medicine, Psychosomatic.
Somatoform disorders.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Dimsdale, Joel E., 1947-
American Psychiatric Association.
ISBN 9780890426562
0890426562
1282135309
9781282135307