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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Medically unexplained somatic symptoms in different cultures: A preliminary report from phase i of the world health organization international study of somatoform disorders
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Volume 64, No. 2, Year 1995
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The World Health Organization has recently launched an international study of somatoform disorders in different cultures. Five centres representing distinct cultures participated in phase I of the project, the main objective of which was to test the cross-cultural applicability and reliability of instruments for the assessment of somatoform disorders. The analysis of the assessed somatic symptoms showed that various aches and pains in different parts of the body represented cross-culturally the most frequent symptoms for which there was no medical explanation. Such symptoms may indicate the presence of an underlying mental disorder but can also represent a means for culture-specific expression of psychosocial distress. This bears particular significance for health professionals in primary and general medical care, who are most likely to encounter patients presenting with multiple, persistent and medically unexplained somatic symptoms. © 1995 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Authors & Co-Authors
Isaac, Mohan
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
India, Bengaluru
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Janca, Aleksandar
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Burke, Kimberly Christie
United States, Temple
Texas a and M
Costa e Silva, Jorge Alberto
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Acuda, Stanley Wilson
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Altamura, Alfredo Carlo
Italy, Cagliari
Università Degli Studi Di Cagliari
Burke, Jack D.
United States, Temple
Texas a and M
Chandrashekar, Channapatna Rajannachar
India, Bengaluru
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Miranda, Claudio T.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Tacchini, Gianluigi
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Statistics
Citations: 55
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000288996
e-ISSN:
14230348