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Somatoform Disorders

A Worldwide Perspective

Editors:

  1. Yutaka Ono

    1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Aleksandar Janca

    1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, Medical Research Foundation Building, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia

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  3. Masahiro Asai

    1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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  4. Norman Sartorius

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine (KEIO, volume 3)

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Table of contents (35 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Understanding the Concept of Somatoform Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    4. The Differential Diagnosis of Somatoform Disorders

      • Allen Frances, Brandon Vance
      Pages 19-25

    5. European Concepts

      • Richard Mayou
      Pages 26-37

    6. Somatoform Disorders—An Arab Perspective

      • A. Okasha, T. Okasha
      Pages 38-46

    8. Somatization in the Elderly

      • Scott Henderson
      Pages 57-64

    9. Somatic Symptoms in Children from Three Ethnic Groups

      • Glorisa Canino, Rafael Ramírez, María A. de los Balzac, Aislinn Frye, Brenda Matos
      Pages 65-72

    10. Hypochondriasis

      • Arthur J. Barsky
      Pages 73-79

    11. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      • Simon Wessely
      Pages 80-110

    12. Biological Markers of Fibromyalgia

      • Michael Maes
      Pages 111-121

  3. Studies on Somatoform Disorders in Different Cultures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. WHO International Study of Somatoform Disorders: An Overview of Methods and Preliminary Results

      • Aleksandar Janca, Gianluigi Tacchini, Mohan Isaac
      Pages 125-131

    3. Help-Seeking Behavior Across Different Age and Culture Groups

      • Yutaka Ono, Nobuo Araki, Mitsue Mitani, Kimio Yoshimura
      Pages 132-140

    7. Post-Traumatic Somatic and Psychological Problems

      • Naotaka Shinfuku
      Pages 163-171
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About this book

Medically unexplained somatic symptoms are problematic in psychiatry, primary care settings, and other clinical areas. The burden they impose on health-care systems constitutes a significant public health problem. At the international symposium "Rethinking Somatoform Disorders," this problem was addressed by specialists working in somatoform disorders, psychiatric nosology, epidemiology, and biological and cross-cultural psychiatry. The meeting was the third of the Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the World Psychiatric Association.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yutaka Ono, Masahiro Asai

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, Medical Research Foundation Building, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia

    Aleksandar Janca

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Norman Sartorius

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Somatoform Disorders

  • Book Subtitle: A Worldwide Perspective

  • Editors: Yutaka Ono, Aleksandar Janca, Masahiro Asai, Norman Sartorius

  • Series Title: Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68500-5

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Tokyo 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-70248-1Published: 01 April 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-68502-9Published: 07 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-68500-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 288

  • Topics: Psychiatry

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