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Somatic Symptoms in Depressive Illness

A Problem of Referral for General Practitioners

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. H. Dowling  and
S. J. Knox
R. H. Dowling
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, Windsor House, Belfast City Hospital
S. J. Knox
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, Queen's University, Belfast
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It is widely recognized that somatic complaints are frequently encountered in depressive illness and in some instances these may predominate in the clinical presentation. Studies relating to the occurrence of such symptoms in depression have been reviewed by Cleghorn and Curtis (1959), who point out that in a number of patients mood disturbance may not be readily apparent. It is not unusual for these patients to be referred initially to a general medical or surgical clinic, where after investigation it is concluded that their complaints cannot be understood in terms of physical disease (Stoeckle and Davidson, 1962).

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 110 , Issue 468 , September 1964 , pp. 720 - 722
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1964 

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