Somatization in response to undiagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder in a family
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Somatization is a common problem in primary care and often presents puzzling problems for the family physician. A family or contextual approach is often useful in investigating and treating refractory symptoms.</p> <p>Cas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/4/1 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Somatization is a common problem in primary care and often presents puzzling problems for the family physician. A family or contextual approach is often useful in investigating and treating refractory symptoms.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 63 year-old patient presented to his family physician with recurrent episodes of syncope, weakness and various other somatic symptoms. Lengthy clinical investigations found no organic pathological findings but a brief family assessment by the family physician revealed that the patient's wife was the "hidden" patient. Successful treatment of the patient's wife led to full recovery for both.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Exploration and treatment of the family context may often hold the key to the solution of difficult problems in somatizing patients.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1471-2296 |