Does simple "reassurance" work in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16866577.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1523378.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Escobar discusses a new study examining the impact of reassurance in three groups: patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms compared, healthy controls, and patients with depression.
Medical subject headings
- Persuasive Communication
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Primary Health Care
- Somatoform Disorders