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Review
. 1992;58(1):1-12.
doi: 10.1159/000288605.

The concept of psychosomatic disorder

G A Fava
Review

The concept of psychosomatic disorder

G A Fava. Psychother Psychosom. 1992.

Abstract

The clinical concepts related to the assessment of psychosocial factors in the medically ill are reviewed, with particular reference to the DSM-III-R categories of adjustment disorders, psychological factors affecting physical conditions, and somatoform disorders. The clinical and heuristic value of the concepts of psychosomatic disorder and abnormal illness behavior is underscored.

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