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Are physical symptoms among survivors of a disaster presented to the general practitioner? A comparison between self-reports and GP data

BMC Health Services Research, 2007
Background Most studies examining medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) have been performed in primary or secondary care and have examined symptoms for which patients sought medical attention. Disasters are often described as precipitating factors for MUS.
Stellato Rebecca K, van der Velden Peter G, Yzermans C Joris, van den Berg Bellis, Lebret Erik, Grievink Linda   +5 more
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Internists' dilemmas in their interactions with chronically ill patients; A comparison of their interaction strategies and dilemmas in two different medical contexts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Internists appear to define productive interactions, key concept of the Chronic Care Model, as goal-directed, catalyzed by achieving rapport, and depending on the medical context: i.e. medically explained symptoms (MES) or medically unexplained symptoms (
Nicolien M H Kromme, Kees T B Ahaus, Reinold O B Gans, Harry B M van de Wiel   +3 more
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Psychoeducation against depression, anxiety, alexithymia and fibromyalgia: a pilot study in primary care for patients on sick leave

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018
Objectives: Feasibility testing of a psychoeducational method -The Affect School and Script Analyses (ASSA) – in a Swedish primary care setting. Exploring associations between psychological, and medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS).
Eva O. Melin, Ralph Svensson, Hans O. Thulesius   +2 more
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Explaining Medically Unexplained Symptoms

, 2004
Patients with medically unexplained symptoms comprise from 15% to 30% of all primary care consultations. Physicians often assume that psychological factors account for these symptoms, but current theories of psychogenic causation, somatization, and ...
Kirmayer, Laurence J, Karl J Looper, Laurence J Kirmayer, Danielle Groleau, Looper, Karl J, Dominice Dao, Mélissa, Melissa Dominicé Dao, Groleau, Danielle   +7 more
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Functional Problems: Prevalence In Secondary Care And Perceptions Of Doctors [PDF]

, 2012
1 Abstract 1.1 Title Functional problems: prevalence in secondary care and perceptions of doctors 1.2 Aims (a) To evaluate the prevalence of functional problems in general medicine, gastroenterology, gynaecology and psychiatry outpatient specialist ...
RAJAPAKSE, HARSHINI, Rajapakse, Harshini Iyanthimala   +1 more
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The prognosis of medically unexplained symptoms [PDF]

, 2017
- The condition where someone has physical symptoms for a number of weeks for which no clear somatic cause can be found, is known as medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).- In this article we give an overview of current insights into the prognosis of MUS.-
Rosmalen, J G M; id_orcid, Knoop, H, Hanssen, D J C   +2 more
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“It´s incredible how much I´ve had to fight.” Negotiating medical uncertainty in clinical encounters

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2017
Purpose: Clinical encounters related to medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are associated with high levels of conflict between patients and doctors.
Olaug S. Lian, Catherine Robson
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Opinion paper: the role of work in the management of medically unexplained physical symptoms

, 2018
Objectives: Patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms suffer from chronic fatigue and/or pain in combination with a variety of other symptoms. A flexible, biopsychosocial approach is needed for diagnostic screening and global management.
Ruppol, Patrick, Vogelaers, Dirk, Patrick Ruppol, Martine De Muynck, Heytens, Stefan, An Mariman, Els Tobback, Mariman, An, Godderis, Lode, Clauwaert, Lies, Tytgat, Rita, Rita Tytgat, Stefan Heytens, Lies Clauwaert, Tobback, Els, Dirk Vogelaers, Spooren, Daniel, De Muynck, Martine, Lode Godderis, Daniel Spooren   +19 more
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An international study comparing the effect of medically explained and unexplained somatic symptoms on psychosocial outcome

, 2006
Objective: Cross-sectional studies show an association between somatic symptoms and psychiatric morbidity in primary care. However, medically explained and unexplained symptoms have been considered separately as distinct and unrelated.
Kisely, Stephen, Simon, Gregory, Simon, G, Kisely, S   +3 more
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Effectiveness of a Blended Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Moderate Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (PARASOL): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)

, 2017
BACKGROUND Medically unexplained physical symptoms are an important health problem in primary care, with a spectrum from mild to chronic.
Marloes Gerrits, Paula Elisabeth van Westrienen, Cindy Veenhof, Niek J de Wit, Suze A.J. Toonders, Martijn F Pisters   +5 more
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