Common somatic symptoms, causal attributions of somatic symptoms and psychiatric morbidity in a cross-sectional community study in Santiago, Chile

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been suggested that individuals from non-western countries tend to deny or mask psychological symptoms of common mental disorders and to present with somatic symptoms. The aim of the present paper was to investigate the associ...

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Main Authors: Skapinakis Petros, Araya Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/155