Role of mental health professionals in the management of functional somatic symptoms in primary care.
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
Functional somatic symptoms associated with persistent frequent attendance is emotionally demanding, costly and intractable to treat. Such patients are hard to engage in practice and research by mental health professionals, whose main role may be indirect training, supporting and advising primary care professionals rather than direct patient care.
Medical subject headings
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Somatoform Disorders