Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms
Medically unexplained symptoms and chronic functional syndromes are common but few healthcare professionals have had formal training about their connection to psychosocial issues. A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment based on experience with over 7000 of these patients is described. Outc...
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| description | Medically unexplained symptoms and chronic functional syndromes are common but few healthcare professionals have had formal training about their connection to psychosocial issues. A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment based on experience with over 7000 of these patients is described. Outcomes improve with assessment for and treatment of current life stresses, the prolonged impact of adversity in childhood and somatic presentations of depression, post-traumatic stress, and anxiety disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5532f9cf3a74521ba8463bbdb2248f02022-12-21T21:54:59ZengSciendoSlovenian Journal of Public Health1854-24762016-09-0155315215410.1515/sjph-2016-0029sjph-2016-0029Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptomsClarke David D.0Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USAMedically unexplained symptoms and chronic functional syndromes are common but few healthcare professionals have had formal training about their connection to psychosocial issues. A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment based on experience with over 7000 of these patients is described. Outcomes improve with assessment for and treatment of current life stresses, the prolonged impact of adversity in childhood and somatic presentations of depression, post-traumatic stress, and anxiety disorders.https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0029medically unexplained symptomschronic functional syndromesbodily distress syndromepsychophysiologic disordersmedicinsko nepojasnjeni simptomikronični funkcionalni sindromisindrom telesne stiskepsihofiziološke motnje |
| spellingShingle | Clarke David D. Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms Slovenian Journal of Public Health medically unexplained symptoms chronic functional syndromes bodily distress syndrome psychophysiologic disorders medicinsko nepojasnjeni simptomi kronični funkcionalni sindromi sindrom telesne stiske psihofiziološke motnje |
| title | Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms |
| title_full | Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms |
| title_short | Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms |
| title_sort | solving medical mysteries hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms |
| topic | medically unexplained symptoms chronic functional syndromes bodily distress syndrome psychophysiologic disorders medicinsko nepojasnjeni simptomi kronični funkcionalni sindromi sindrom telesne stiske psihofiziološke motnje |
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