Multiple somatic symptoms in primary care: A field study for ICD-11 PHC, WHO's revised classification of mental disorders in primary care settings.
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A World Health Organization (WHO) field study conducted in five countries assessed proposals for Bodily Stress Syndrome (BSS) and Health Anxiety (HA) for the Primary Health Care Version of ICD-11. BSS requires multiple somatic symptoms not caused by known physical pathology and associated with distress or dysfunction. HA involves persistent, intrusive fears of having an illness or intense preoccupation with and misinterpretation of bodily sensations. This study examined how the proposed descriptions for BSS and HA corresponded to what was observed by working primary care physicians (PCPs) in participating countries, and the relationship of BSS and HA to depressive and anxiety disorders and to disability. |
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2016
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Journal of psychosomatic research
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91
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48-54
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0022-3999
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-3999(16)30419-6
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| DOI |
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10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.10.002
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| Short Title |
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J Psychosom Res
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