Current Concepts of Somatization Research and Clinical Perspectives

by Laurence J. Kirmayer

Somatization is an area of major concern to clinicians who are confronted with diagnostic problems that combine both medical-biological and sociopsychological factors. "Current Concepts of Somatization: Research and Clinical Perspectives" reviews the most up-to-date literature on somatization, examines the actual classification of these disorders in DSM-III-R, makes recommendations regarding treatment, and points the way to future research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880481986
• ISBN13: 9780880481984
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher