Auteur : Kirmayer, Laurence J. 1952- / Robbins, James M. 1947-

Maison d'édition : American Psychiatric Press

Date de publication : 1991

Collation : xiii, 230 p. : ill.

Collection : Progress in psychiatry ; 31

ISBN : 0880481986

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Introduction to the progress in psychiatry series -- 2. The psychology of somatic symptoms -- 3. Somatization and psychiatric disorders -- 4. Medically unexplained symptoms : distribution, risk factors and comorbidity -- 5. Functional somatic syndromes -- 6. Cognitive and social factors in somatization -- 7. Somatization in consultation-liaison -- 8. Treatment approaches to somatizing and hypochondriacal patients -- 9. Somatization in cultural and historical perspective -- 10. Conclusion : prospects for research and clinical practice

Résumé : Somatization is an area of major concern to clinicians who are confronted with diagnostic problems that combine both medical-biological and sociopsychological factors. Current Concepts of Somatization: Research and Clinical Perspectives reviews the most up-to-date literature on somatization, examines the actual classification of these disorders in DSM-III-R, makes recommendations regarding treatment, and points the way to future research.

Mots-clés : Médecine psychosomatique / Somatisation / Troubles somatoformes

Cote : WM 90 C976 1991