Somatoform Pain
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[Somatoform pain disorder - overview].
Patients with severe and disabling pain and bodily distress which cannot be explained by underlying organic pathology are common in all levels of health care and are typically difficult to treat for physicians as well as for mental health specialists. Beside pain in different locations, not fully explained by specific somatic pathology, specific functional complaints such as dizziness, fatigue ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychosomatic Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0033-3174
DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3182688e8b