Multiple somatic symptoms in primary care patients: a cross-sectional study of consultation content, clinical management strategy and burden of encounter

[1] Khan AA(2003)Somatic symptoms in primary care: etiology and outcome Psychosomatics 44 471-8

[2] Khan A(2015)Symptoms as the main problem in primary care: a cross-sectional study of frequency and characteristics Scan J Prim Health Care 33 91-9

[3] Harezlak J(2005)Somatization increases medical utilization and costs independent of psychiatric and medical comorbidity Arch Gen Psychiatry 62 903-10

[4] Tu W(2008)Recent developments in the understanding and management of functional somatic symptoms in primary care Curr Opin Psychiatry 21 182-8

[5] Kroenke K(2008)Prevalence, impact, and prognosis of multisomatoform disorder in primary care: a 5-year follow-up study Psychosom Med 70 430-4

[6] Rosendal M(1989)Common symptoms in ambulatory care: incidence, evaluation, therapy, and outcome Am J Med 86 262-6

[7] Carlsen AH(1997)Multisomatoform disorder. An alternative to undifferentiated somatoform disorder for the somatizing patient in primary care Arch Gen Psychiatry 54 352-8

[8] Rask MT(2008)Depression, anxiety and somatization in primary care: syndrome overlap and functional impairment Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30 191-9

[9] Moth G(2012)Non-specific, functional, and somatoform bodily complaints Dtsch Arztebl Int 109 803-13

[10] Barsky AJ(2014)Towards a clinically useful diagnosis for mild-to-moderate conditions of medically unexplained symptoms in general practice: a mixed methods study BMC Fam Pract 15 118-9

[1] Khan AA(2003)Somatic symptoms in primary care: etiology and outcome Psychosomatics 44 471-8

[2] Khan A(2015)Symptoms as the main problem in primary care: a cross-sectional study of frequency and characteristics Scan J Prim Health Care 33 91-9

[3] Harezlak J(2005)Somatization increases medical utilization and costs independent of psychiatric and medical comorbidity Arch Gen Psychiatry 62 903-10

[4] Tu W(2008)Recent developments in the understanding and management of functional somatic symptoms in primary care Curr Opin Psychiatry 21 182-8

[5] Kroenke K(2008)Prevalence, impact, and prognosis of multisomatoform disorder in primary care: a 5-year follow-up study Psychosom Med 70 430-4

[6] Rosendal M(1989)Common symptoms in ambulatory care: incidence, evaluation, therapy, and outcome Am J Med 86 262-6

[7] Carlsen AH(1997)Multisomatoform disorder. An alternative to undifferentiated somatoform disorder for the somatizing patient in primary care Arch Gen Psychiatry 54 352-8

[8] Rask MT(2008)Depression, anxiety and somatization in primary care: syndrome overlap and functional impairment Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30 191-9

[9] Moth G(2012)Non-specific, functional, and somatoform bodily complaints Dtsch Arztebl Int 109 803-13

[10] Barsky AJ(2014)Towards a clinically useful diagnosis for mild-to-moderate conditions of medically unexplained symptoms in general practice: a mixed methods study BMC Fam Pract 15 118-9