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Why reassurance fails in patients with unexplained symptoms--an experimental investigation of remembered probabilities. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2006
BACKGROUND: Providing reassurance is one of physicians' most frequently used verbal interventions. However, medical reassurance can fail or even have negative effects. This is frequently the case in patients with medically unexplained symptoms.
Winfried Rief, Andrea Maren Heitmüller, Katja Reisberg, Heinz Rüddel   +3 more
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Characteristics of undiagnosed diseases network applicants: implications for referring providers

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The majority of undiagnosed diseases manifest with objective findings that warrant further investigation. The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) receives applications from patients whose symptoms and signs have been intractable to diagnosis ...
Nicole M. Walley, Loren D. M. Pena, Stephen R. Hooper, Heidi Cope, Yong-Hui Jiang, Allyn McConkie-Rosell, Camilla Sanders, Kelly Schoch, Rebecca C. Spillmann, Kimberly Strong, Alexa T. McCray, Paul Mazur, Cecilia Esteves, Kimberly LeBlanc, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Anastasia L. Wise, Vandana Shashi   +16 more
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Transableism, Disability and Paternalism in Public Health Ethics: Taxonomies, identity Disorders and Persistent Unexplained Physical Symptoms [PDF]

, 2006
Transableism is a term which refers to moving between states of being able and disabled by choice rather than by happenstance. Insofar as this may imply a choice to become dependent, claims upon the healthcare system are likely to result.
Mackenzie, Robin, Cox, Stephen
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Demographic and health-related factors associated with reduced work functioning in people with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are a leading cause of reduced work functioning. It is not known which factors are associated with reduced work functioning in people with moderate MUPS. Insight in these factors can contribute to
Mark L. van Tilburg, Paula Elisabeth van Westrienen, Martijn F. Pisters   +2 more
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Psychosocioeconomic study of medically unexplained physical symptoms

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2012
Background: There is a paucity of studies done on medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in Kerala, India. The objective of this study was to examine the sociodemographic and other clinical variables associated with this condition.
Maju Mathew Koola, Praveenlal Kuttichira
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Diagnostic Strategies for Medically Unexplained Symptoms [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is a common problem in primary medical care. The etiology of MUS is unclear, which brings continuous pain to patients and affects the doctor-patient relationship.
LIU Ruihong, CHEN Kai, LI Zhuo, SUN Zuoya, CHEN Zhiyuan
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Dental conditions in patients with medically unexplained oral symptoms

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2023
Background/purpose: Dentists sometimes struggle with treating patients with unexplained symptoms, known as oral psychosomatic disorders, that do not improve with conventional treatment.
Mitsuhiro Asami, Yasuyuki Kimura, Miho Takenoshita, Risa Tominaga, Chizuko Maeda, Chihiro Takao, Motoko Watanabe, Trang Thi Huyen Tu, Takahiko Nagamine, Akira Toyofuku   +9 more
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Medically unexplained neurological symptoms

JRSM Short Reports, 2010
We report a case of medically unexplained quadriplegia following lumbar decompression and discuss the management of this type of problem.
Marcus, Hani, Aldam, Poppy, Lennox, Graham, Laing, Rodney   +3 more
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Challenges and Countermeasures of Medically Unexplained Symptoms [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
The diagnosis and treatment of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is complex and the cost of medical resources is large. MUS is a challenging clinical problem in general practice.
PANG Shu, DIAO Yang, CHEN Xiangxue, JIANG Chunyan
doaj   +1 more source

[Medically unexplained symptoms]. [PDF]

Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry, 2004
Patients with physical symptoms for which no medical explanation can be found are relatively common in general practice. Patients with medically unexplained symptoms are frequently frustrating to physicians both in primary and secondary care and utilize health sources disproportionately.
openaire   +3 more sources