The Nature of Bodily Symptoms
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 129 (1) , 55-60
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.129.1.55
Abstract
Summary: Psychiatric descriptions of bodily symptoms have usually been derived from narrowly restricted clinical experience. It is argued that it is more useful to review evidence from all medical settings and occurrence, nature, disability and presentation are here discussed. Syndromes of hypochondriacal reactions appear to be extreme and uncommon manifestations of a universal potential.Keywords
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