Somatoform Disorders: A Worldwide Perspective

Yutaka, Ono; Janca, Aleksandar; Asai, Masahiro; Sartorius, Norman

Medically unexplained somatic symptoms are problematic in psychiatry, primary care settings, and other clinical areas. The burden they impose on health-care systems constitutes a significant public health problem. At the international symposium "Rethinking Somatoform Disorders," this problem was addressed by specialists working in somatoform disorders, psychiatric nosology, epidemiology, and biological and cross-cultural psychiatry. The meeting was the third of the Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the World Psychiatric Association.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2012-03-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9784431685029

ISBN-13: 9784431685029

DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-68500-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 288