TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Cognitive Therapy
KW - Family Practice
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Netherlands/epidemiology
KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care
KW - Prevalence
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Somatoform Disorders/epidemiology/psychology/therapy
AU - I. A. Arnold
AU - M. W. de Waal
AU - J. A. Eekhof
AU - A. M. van Hemert
A1 - 
AB - Medically unexplained physical symptoms are prevalent in primary care. Of all patients attending the family physician, 16% have a somatoform disorder as described by DSM-IV. Cognitive-behavioral treatment has been demonstrated to be effective in secondary care. However, the course of somatoform disorders and their need for treatment have not yet been established in primary care. In this study, data from 1,046 attendees in family practice were analyzed for prevalence, course, and eligibility for treatment. Over a 6-month follow-up, the prevalence of somatoform disorder decreased from 16.1% to 12.3%. After assessment of eligibility, about 5% of patients demonstrated a need for treatment.
BT - Psychosomatics
C5 - Medically Unexplained Symptoms
CP - 6
CY - United States
DO - 10.1176/appi.psy.47.6.498
IS - 6
JF - Psychosomatics
N2 - Medically unexplained physical symptoms are prevalent in primary care. Of all patients attending the family physician, 16% have a somatoform disorder as described by DSM-IV. Cognitive-behavioral treatment has been demonstrated to be effective in secondary care. However, the course of somatoform disorders and their need for treatment have not yet been established in primary care. In this study, data from 1,046 attendees in family practice were analyzed for prevalence, course, and eligibility for treatment. Over a 6-month follow-up, the prevalence of somatoform disorder decreased from 16.1% to 12.3%. After assessment of eligibility, about 5% of patients demonstrated a need for treatment.
PP - United States
PY - 2006
SN - 0033-3182; 0033-3182
SP - 498
EP - 503
EP - 
T1 - Somatoform disorder in primary care: course and the need for cognitive-behavioral treatment
T2 - Psychosomatics
TI - Somatoform disorder in primary care: course and the need for cognitive-behavioral treatment
U1 - Medically Unexplained Symptoms
U2 - 17116951
U3 - 10.1176/appi.psy.47.6.498
VL - 47
VO - 0033-3182; 0033-3182
Y1 - 2006
ER -