Somatizaciones en Atención Primaria. Oportunidades de intervención

  1. Maria Modrego Muñoz
  2. Marina Baquero Tomás
  3. Jesús Santolaya Prego de Oliver
  4. Esperanza Dongil Collado
  5. Antonio Capafons Bonet
Journal:
Informació psicològica

ISSN: 0214-347X

Year of publication: 2018

Issue: 115

Pages: 39-53

Type: Article

More publications in: Informació psicològica

Abstract

Somatizations are one of the mental problems, with a higher prevalence among the population, generating high levels of suffering, reducing the quality of life and contributing to the functional disability of the people who suffer from it. However, there are still certain difficulties, both at conceptual and diagnostic level. This implies limitations in carrying out studies to clarify the nature of this disorder and in allowing the development of effective interventions. The objective of this work is to show, in a synthetic way, the knowledge collected to date on somatizations. It includes problems regarding its own denomination, diagnostic criteria, existing situation in Primary Care at the time of addressing this type of symptomatology, assessment tools and the latest advances in intervention.

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