Auteur : Creed, Francis / Henningsen, Peter / Fink, Per

Maison d'édition : Cambridge University Press

Date de publication : 2011

Collation : viii, 258 p. : ill.

Collection : Cambridge medicine

ISBN : 9780521762236

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Epidemiology : prevalence, causes, and consequences -- 2. Terminology, classification, and concepts -- 3. Evidence-based treatment -- 4. Current state of management and organisation of care -- 5. Barriers to improving treatment -- 6. Gender, lifespan, and cultural aspects -- 7. Medically unexplained symptoms in children and adolescents -- 8. Identification, assessment, and treatment of individual patients -- 9. Training -- 10. Achieving optimal treatment organisation in different countries : suggestions for service development applicable across different
healthcare systems.

Résumé : Medically unexplained symptoms and somatisation are the fifth most common reason for visits to doctors in the USA, and form one of the most expensive diagnostic categories in Europe. The range of disorders involved includes irritable bowel syndrome, chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue syndrome. This book reviews the current literature, clarifies and disseminates clear information about the size and scope of the problem, and discusses current and future national and international guidelines. It also identifies barriers to progress and makes evidence-based recommendations for the management of medically unexplained symptoms and somatisation. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this authoritative text defines international best practice and is an important resource for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, primary care doctors and those responsible for establishing health policy.

• Provides guidance about management of medically unexplained symptoms, filling the gap between theoretical insights and practical implementation
• Based on an initiative of a working group of the European Association of Consultation Liaison Psychiatrists and Psychosomatics, drawing together international expert knowledge

Mots-clés : Troubles somatoformes / Médecine psychosomatique / Névroses

Cote : WM 170 M489 2011