Medically Unexplained Somatic Symptoms in Different Cultures. A Preliminary Report From Phase I of the World Health Organization International Study of Somatoform Disorders

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dc.contributor.authorIsaac, Mohan
dc.contributor.authorJanca, Aleksandar
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Kimberly Christie
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Jorge Alberto Costa e
dc.contributor.authorAcuda, Stanley Wilson
dc.contributor.authorAltamura, A. Carlo
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Jack D.
dc.contributor.authorChandrashekar, C. R.
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Claudio Torres de [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorTacchini, Gianluigi
dc.contributor.institutionTEXAS A&M UNIV
dc.contributor.institutionUNIV ZIMBABWE
dc.contributor.institutionUNIV CAGLIARI
dc.contributor.institutionNATL INST MENTAL HLTH & NEUROSCI
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUNIV MILAN
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T11:27:23Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T11:27:23Z
dc.date.issued1995-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe World Health Organization has recently launched an international study of somatoform disorders in different cultures. Five centres representing distinct cultures participated in phase I of the project, the main objective of which was to test the cross-cultural applicability and reliability of instruments for the assessment of somatoform disorders. The analysis of the assessed somatic symptoms showed that various aches and pains in different parts of the body represented cross-culturally the most frequent symptoms for which there was no medical explanation. Such symptoms may indicate the presence of an underlying mental disorder but can also represent a means for culture-specific expression of psychosocial distress. This bears particular significance for health professionals in primary and general medical care, who are most likely to encounter patients presenting with multiple, persistent and medically unexplained somatic symptoms.en
dc.description.affiliationTEXAS A&M UNIV,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PSYCHIAT,TEMPLE,TX 76508
dc.description.affiliationUNIV ZIMBABWE,DEPT PSYCHIAT,HARARE,ZIMBABWE
dc.description.affiliationUNIV CAGLIARI,INST PSYCHIAT,CAGLIARI,ITALY
dc.description.affiliationNATL INST MENTAL HLTH & NEUROSCI,DEPT PSYCHIAT,BANGALORE 560029,KARNATAKA,INDIA
dc.description.affiliationESCOLA PAULISTA MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
dc.description.affiliationUNIV MILAN,PSYCHIAT CLIN,MILAN,ITALY
dc.description.affiliationUnifespESCOLA PAULISTA MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent88-93
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000288996
dc.identifier.citationPsychotherapy And Psychosomatics. Basel: Karger, v. 64, n. 2, p. 88-93, 1995.
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000288996
dc.identifier.issn0033-3190
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/45171
dc.identifier.wosWOS:A1995TD57700005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKarger
dc.relation.ispartofPsychotherapy And Psychosomatics
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://www.karger.com/Services/RightsPermissions
dc.subjectSOMATIZATIONen
dc.subjectSOMATOFORM DISORDERSen
dc.subjectPAINen
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDERSen
dc.titleMedically Unexplained Somatic Symptoms in Different Cultures. A Preliminary Report From Phase I of the World Health Organization International Study of Somatoform Disordersen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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