The interpretation of low mood and worry by high users of secondary care with medically unexplained symptoms

Christopher Burton; Kelly McGorm; David Weller; Michael Sharpe

doi:10.1186/1471-2296-12-107

The interpretation of low mood and worry by high users of secondary care with medically unexplained symptoms

Christopher Burton, Kelly McGorm, David Weller, Michael Sharpe

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Around 1% of adults are repeatedly referred from primary to secondary care with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS); many of these patients have depression and anxiety disorders which are unrecognized or inadequately treated. We aimed to investigate the ways patients with MUS and their General Practitioners (GPs) interpret low mood and worry, whether they regard them as depressive or anxiety disorders and how they relate them causally to symptoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107
Journal	BMC Family Practice
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-107
Publication status	Published - 2011

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