General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 8-13 , January 2003

Somatoform disorders in consultation-liaison psychiatry: a comparison with other mental disorders

  • R Thomassen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A.M van Hemert, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • F.J Huyse, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • R.C van der Mast, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • M.W Hengeveld, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-10-4633227; fax: +31-10-4633217.

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doi: 10.1016/S0163-8343(02)00248-7

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 8-13 , January 2003