Treatment of Functional Somatic Symptoms

Richard Mayou, etc., Christopher Bass , Michael Sharpe (Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry, University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
27 April 1995

General practice; Medical genetics; Clinical & internal medicine; Examination of patients; Psychiatry; Clinical psychology

There is currently a great deal of interest in patients with functional somatic symptoms - physical complaints which are not explained by organic findings - but until now there has been little information available on the principles and practical methods of management. This book covers all the main themes in the management of somatic disorders, and will be invaluable both as a comprehensive academic refernence and as a practical clinical guide. The author covers problems specific to children and the elderly, and organization of care, as well as clinical syndromes such as hypochondriasis and chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and low back pain.

Treatment of functional somatic symptoms is the first comprehensivce, authoritative and practical guide on the management of a wide variety of medically unexplained symptoms which are very frequent in all areas of primary and hospital care. The book will be useful to clinicians and to research workers as a source book and clinical manual.

Contents: Historical review of management of nervous and somatic disorder; Overview of epidemiology, classification and aetiology; Overview of treatment; How to engage the patioent in treatment; The use of antidepressants and other drug treatments; Cognitive behavioural treatment; Psychodynamic treatment; Hypocondriasis; Patients with multiple symptoms; Chronic Pain; Treatment of dysmorphophobia; Irritable bowel and abdominal pain; Pre-menstrual tension; Chronic fatigue; Low back pain; Pelvic pain; Treatment of somatic symptoms in the elderly; Management of somatic symptoms in children; Management in primary care; Management in general hospitals

Edited by: Richard Mayou, etc., Christopher Bass, Michael Sharpe (Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry, University of Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 803g
ISBN: 9780192624994
ISBN 10: 0192624997
Pages: 466
Publication Date: 27 April 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Historical review of management of nervous and somatic disorder; 2. Overview of epidemiology, classification and aetiology; 3. Overview of treatment; Treatment Methods; 4. How to engage the patient in treatment; 5. The use of antidepressants and other drug treatments; 6. Cognitive behavioural treatment; 7. Psychodynamic treatment; Clinical Syndromes; 9. Patients with multiple symptoms; 10. Chronic pain; 11. Treatment of dysmorphophobia; Specific symptoms; 12. Irritable bowel and abdominal pain; 13. Pre-menstrual tension; 14. Chronic fatigue; 15. Low back pain; 16. Pelvic pain; Special populations; 17. Treatment of somatic symptoms in the elderly; 18. Management of somatic symptoms in children; Organisation of care; 19. Management in primary care; 20. Management in general hospitals

Reviews for Treatment of Functional Somatic Symptoms

a welcome addition to the literature, concentrating almost exclusively on treatment techniques and originating from a conference held in Oxford in late 1992 ... The chapters on treatment are full of clinical wisdom. * Robert Peveler, University of Southampton, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 40, no. 5, May 1996 * beautifully presented text ... the editing has produced a coherent whole with a feeling for consensus, as if all the authors had co-operated in the production ... This text is highly recommended. It will be a standard for many years and represents something of the best in Oxford and British psychiatry. * Gordon Lennox, Family Practice, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1996 * Based on a 1992 Oxford conference, the book is tightly constructed ... Both plain speaking and sophisticated, the book belongs in the library of all consultation-liaison psychiatrists. * Donna B. Greenberg, Psychosomatics, volume 37, number 1, January/February 1996 *