Somatization and the recognition of depression and anxiety in primary care
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 May 1993
Laurence J. Kirmayer, James M. Robbins, Michael Dworkind, Mark J. Yaffe⃰
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While physician recognition of psychiatric distress in primary care varied widely with different criteria for recognition, the same pattern of reduction of recognition with increasing level of somatization was found for all criteria.
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While physician recognition of psychiatric distress in primary care varied widely with different criteria for recognition, the same pattern of reduction of recognition with increasing level of somatization was found for all criteria. In contrast, hypochondriacal worry and medically unexplained somatic symptoms increased the rate of recognition.
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