General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 187-191 , May 1995

The role of loss in treatment outcomes of persistent somatization

  • Suzy K. Mallouh, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Susan E. Abbey, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. S. Abbey, Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Hospital, 8EN-212, 200 Elizabeth St., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4.
    • Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Dr. Abbey received support through a Career Development Fellowship from the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation and Ontario Ministry Health Research Personnel Development Program Fellowship #02762.
    • ,
  • Laurie A. Gillies, Ph.D., C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 187-191 , May 1995

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