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Somatoform Disorders, Volume 9 |
| Editor: Mario Maj (Univ. of Naples, Italy); Co-Editor: Hagop S. Akiskal (University of California, San Diego, USA); Co-Editor: Juan Mezzich (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA); Co-Editor: Ahmed Okasha (Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt) |
| Be Guided by the Evidence… Somatoform disorders are more common than many clinicians realize and are often underdiagnosed and poorly managed.
This practical guide provides a comprehensive overview of all somatoform disorders. It aims to enable the mental health practitioner to properly diagnose and manage the disorders as well as to provide the appropriate advice to colleagues of other medical disciplines. Somatoform Disorders offers: *Detailed coverage of the concepts of each disorder: diagnosis, classification, co-morbidities and course and outcome *An outline of clinical, biological and psychosocial research in the area *An overview of clinical management and future perspectives *The unique series format of systematic reviews followed by commentaries | | |
