What is the evidence for the efficacy of treatment for somatoform disorders?

ChapterWhat is the evidence for the efficacy of treatment for somatoform disorders?A Critical Review of Previous Intervention Studies Sumathipala, A. 2009. J.E. Dimsdale, Y. Xin,  A. Kleinman, V. Patel, W.E. Narrow, P.J. Sirovatka, & D.A. Regier (Eds.), Somatic presentations of mental disorders: Refining the research agenda for DSM-V (pp. 103-130). American Psychiatric Association. ISBN: 978-0-89042-342-4…

Study guides

ChapterStudy guides Davis M.H., & Ponnamperuma G.G. 2009. E. Balistrieri & G. DeNino (Eds.), New research in education: Adult, medical & vocational (Education in a competitive and globalizing world) (pp. n/a). Nova Science Publishers Inc. ISBN: 978-1607418733 doi:  Abstract Not Available. Full Text OnlinePDF

South Asian region

ChapterSouth Asian region Patel, V., Sumathipala, A., Khan, M.M., Thapa, S.B., & Rahman, O. 2007. Bhui, K., & Bhugra, D. (Eds.), Culture and mental health: A comprehensive textbook (pp. 212-225). Hodder Arnold. ISBN: 978-0-340-81046-0 doi:  Excerpt This chapter will mainly focus on mental health in India,Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Within the scope of…

Culture-bound syndromes: a re-evaluation

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Concepts of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Relation to Mind-Body Dualism

ChapterSomatization and Conversion Disorders: CommentariesConcepts of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Relation to Mind-Body Dualism Sumathipala, A. November 2005. 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. ISBN: 978-0-470-02740-0 doi: Excerpt Medically unexplained symptoms are a…