Consequences of Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Medically Unexplained Symptoms Explained!!!! a Case of Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome

Medically unexplained symptoms are often the common reason for consultation. They are a challenge to the treating physician and end up being labeled as psychological. We report a case of medically unexplained symptoms associated with sexual orgasm and the possible syndrome.

Medically unexplained symptoms in primary care

An estimated 15–30% of all primary care consul­ tations are for medically unexplained symptoms (Kirmayer et al, 2004). Patients with such symptoms receive large amounts of symptomatic investigation and treatment (Barsky & Borus, 1999). The number of medically unexplained symptoms over a per­ son’s lifetime correlates linearly with the number of depressive and anxiety disorders experi enced (Kat...

Medically unexplained symptoms in frequent attenders of secondary health care: retrospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of medically unexplained symptoms in patients who most frequently attend outpatient services. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study over three years with review of case notes. SETTING Secondary care services in the South Thames (West) NHS region. PARTICIPANTS Outpatient attenders with new appointments in 1993. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of outpatient a...

The resource utilisation of medically unexplained physical symptoms

OBJECTIVES As patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms may present frequently to hospital settings and receive potentially unnecessary investigations and treatments, we aimed to assess the frequency and type of medically unexplained physical symptoms presentations to clinical services and estimate the associated direct healthcare costs. METHODS This study was undertaken at the la...

M102 Nhg Guideline on Medically Unexplained Symptoms (mus)