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Symptom attribution and stress level in patients with medically unexplained symptoms in a Mexican emergency department

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Background: Patients who come to the emergency department are different from those seen in outpatient clinics. The former suffer greater stress. Aim: Establish an association between the attribution of the symptoms (psychosocial or organic) by the ...
José Manuel Ramírez Aranda, Marco Sebastián González Sanchez, Marco Antonio Hernández Guedea, Yeyetsy Guadalupe Ordóñez Azuara, Yarezzi Karolina Treviño Uresti, Samara Ailet Barahona Heredia   +5 more
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Medically unexplained symptoms: time to and triggers for diagnosis in primary care consultations

, 2020
Contains fulltext : 219871.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: It is currently not known when in the consultation GPs label symptoms as medically unexplained and what triggers this.
Lucassen, P.L.B.J., Houwen, J., Stappers, H.W., Dongelmans, S., Dulmen, S. van, Olde Hartman, T.C., Assendelft, W.J.J.   +6 more
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Clinical features of outpatients with somatization symptoms treated at a Japanese psychosomatic medicine clinic

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2017
Background Somatization is produced due to the summation of psychological factors, irrespective of the presence or absence of physical factors. A group of diseases with severe pain and other disorders exhibit so-called Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
Yuzo Nakamura, Takeaki Takeuchi, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Masahiro Hashizume   +3 more
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Discovering strengths in patients with medically unexplained symptoms – a focus group study with general practitioners

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2022
Background When patients suffer medically unexplained symptoms, consultations can be difficult and frustrating for both patient and GP. Acknowledging the patient as a co-subject can be particularly important when the symptoms remain unexplained.
Ingjerd Helene Jøssang, Aase Aamland, Stefan Hjörleifsson   +2 more
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Personal constructs of mind-body identity in people who experience medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) [PDF]

, 2018
"Medically unexplained symptoms" (MUS) refers to chronic physical symptoms without a clear medical cause, which produce significant levels of distress and functional impairment.
Sanders, Thomas, Winter, David, Payne, Helen   +2 more
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Psychosomatic symptoms related to exacerbation of fatigue in patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2023
Background Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common conditions that cause various somatic complaints and are often avoided in primary care. Fatigue frequently occurs in patients with MUS.
Kazuaki Hashimoto, Takeaki Takeuchi, Maya Murasaki, Miki Hiiragi, Akiko Koyama, Yuzo Nakamura, Masahiro Hashizume   +6 more
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The effect of an educational intervention in family phisicians on self-rated quality of life in patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2017
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are very common in family medicine, despite being a poorly-defined clinical entity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention (EI) on self-rated quality of life, treatment satisfaction ...
Ivetić Vojislav, Pašić Klemen, Selič Polona   +2 more
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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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Effect of relaxation therapy on benzodiazepine use in patients with medically unexplained symptoms

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2020
Background The change in the benzodiazepine (BZD) use of patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) following the application of relaxation therapy were examined.
Kazuaki Hashimoto, Takeaki Takeuchi, Akiko Koyama, Miki Hiiragi, Shunsuke Suka, Masahiro Hashizume   +5 more
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Frequency of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Homeopathy References of [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2011
Background and Objectives: 25-50 percent of all patients who are visited by GPs, have complains that are not medically explained. Their management is a challenge for GPs.
SA Mahmoudian, M Yavari
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