Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms

On Weds 2 October 2002 we are privileged to welcome back to the DRC none other than Dr Christopher Bass, Consultant in the Dept of Psychological Medicine at the JRH, Oxford who will share with us some ideas on how to cope with patients who present with "medically unexplained symptoms".

This follows on nicely from the views presented by Dr Willis that extensive management protocols are not the answer, since protocols are good for real diseases, but not a lot of use for real people, especially if they are somatisers.

To maximise your gain from this session you may like to look at....
ABC of Psychological Medicine. BMJ 325: 265 - 268 (3rd Aug ) and 325: 323 - 326 (10th Aug) and Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin Vol 39 No1 p5

Written by: Steve Pigott

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