Current Concepts of Somatization: Research and Clinical Perspectives (Progress in Psychiatry)

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 Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher