11/01/2005 00:00:00
Book Chapter
Medically Unexplained Symptoms
AcademicEpidemiology
Sumathipala, A.
M. Maj, H.S. Akiskal, J. Mezzich, & A. Okasha (Eds.), Somatoform disorders, WPA series: Evidence and experience in psychiatry, Volume 9 (pp. 55-56). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
978-0-470-02740-0
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Somatoform+Disorders%2C+Volume+9-p-9780470027400
Medically unexplained symptoms are a common problem all over the world in primary care, specialist clinics, and inpatient care. Symptoms can be transient or chronic. Patients are usually distressed, disabled, dissatisfied, heavily investigated, overuse health services, and incur health care costs disproportionate to their income. Therefore, this morbidity has implications for the patient, family, society, care providers and the health care system. However, its understanding is still limited.