Causal illness attributions in somatoform disorders
Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchPublished 1 October 2004
Winfried Rief, Alexandra Nanke, Julia Emmerich, Andrea Bender, Thomas Zech
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Organic causal beliefs and vulnerability attributions were associated with a need for medical diagnostic examinations, increased expression of symptoms, increased illness consequences, and bodily scanning.
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Multiple causal attributions can coexist demonstrating different associations with comorbid depression and illness behavior.
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