Classification of Somatization and Functional Somatic Symptoms in Primary Care

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OBJECTIVE: A substantial proportion of patients found in primary care complain of physical symptoms not attributable to any known conventionally defined disorder, that is, medically unexplained or functional somatic symptoms. The objective of this paper is to outline the problems with the current classification and propose a classification more suitable for primary health care. METHOD: We refer to and discuss...

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