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Review
. 2002 Aug 10;325(7359):323-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7359.323.

Chronic multiple functional somatic symptoms

Christopher Bass, Stephanie May
Review

Chronic multiple functional somatic symptoms

Christopher Bass et al. BMJ. .
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Charles Darwin (1809-82) suffered from chronic anxiety and varied physical symptoms that began shortly after his voyage in the Beagle to South America (1831-6). Despite many suggested medical explanations, these symptoms, which disabled him for the rest of his life and largely confined him to his home, remain medically unexplained
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“Fat files” are a simple indicator of a high level of contact with medical services, which may indicate multiple chronic functional somatic complaints
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The aim of treatment for patients with chronic multiple functional symptoms is to add a biopsychosocial perspective to the existing biomedical approach
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Failing to recognise and institute appropriate management for patients with multiple functional somatic symptoms may lead to iatrogenic harm from excessive and inappropriate medical and surgical intervention
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