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The management of somatisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Graeme C. Smith
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Somatisation remains a matter of bewilderment in medicine. Medical students have trouble defining it, psychiatry trainees wilt in its presence, and all doctors are prone to become entangled in it. The current spate of reviews on the topic is appropriate (Mayou et al, 1995a; Barsky, 1996; Gill & Bass, 1996). There is a great need for those required to manage patients with ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ to be informed sufficiently to take a stance on the theoretical issues involved and develop appropriate management plans.

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Research Article
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 2 , Issue 6 , November 1996 , pp. 241 - 248
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996 

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