Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Treacherous Foundation for Somatoform Disorders?

被引：9
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作者：
Dimsdale, Joel E. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Psychiat, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
来源：
PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | 2011年 / 34卷 / 03期
关键词：
Psychiatric diagnosis; Medically unexplained; Pain;
D O I：
10.1016/j.psc.2011.05.003
中图分类号：
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号：
100205 ;
摘要：
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) provide a shaky foundation for the diagnosis of psychosomatic disorders. While MUS may be a key constituent of disorders such as conversion, such symptoms are better viewed as an accompanying feature rather than the basis of diagnosis. Medically unexplained can also be viewed as medically ignored, medically unexamined, or medically misunderstood. Reliability of this assessment is problematic. More importantly, features such as preoccupations about illness may provide a more sound basis for understanding and treating psychosomatic disorders.
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