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- Page navigation anchor for Response to the letter by Escobar on our publication �Detecting somatoform disorders in primary care�Response to the letter by Escobar on our publication �Detecting somatoform disorders in primary care�Show More
We appreciate very much the compliments of professor Escobar about our article ‘Detecting somatoform disorders in Primary care with the PHQ- 15. Our responses to his remarks:
1. We agree with professor Escobar that somatic symptoms often indicate depression and anxiety syndromes in primary care. We are also aware of the large overlap between somatoform disorders, depressive disorders and anxiety disorders. Inde...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for Developing a Dimensional Measure for Somatic Symptom DisordersDeveloping a Dimensional Measure for Somatic Symptom DisordersThe paper by van Revejstein et al in the May/June issue of the journal, provides important information on the use of the PHQ-15 in primary care populations. The study was well designed, the methodology seems impressive and the results look very encouraging. According to these data, the use of a relatively simple instrument facilitates the screening of patients with severe somatic symptom disorders in primary care. There are a c...Show MoreCompeting Interests: None declared.