Predicting medically unexplained physical symptoms and health care utilization : A symptom-perception approach.

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The present study investigated the contribution of demographic characteristics (age, gender, socioeconomic status [SES]) and symptom-perception variables to unexplained physical symptoms and health care utilization. In addition, the consequences of the use of four frequently applied symptom-detection methods for relations among study variables were examined.

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Belgian coca-cola-related outbreak: intoxication, mass sociogenic illness, or both?

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Post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Chronic fatigue and anxiety/depression: a twin study.

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Up to three-quarters of patients with fatigue syndromes have comorbid mood or anxiety disorders, suggesting that chronic fatigue is a forme fruste of anxiety or depressive states.

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To establish whether the association of chronic fatigue with psychological distress is causal or due to a common genetic or environmental factor.

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September 11: the response and role of public health.

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Bioterrorism : crime and opportunity.

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The longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among aging military veterans.

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Self-reported life event patterns and their relation to health among recently resettled Iraqi and Kurdish refugees in Sweden.

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A national survey of stress reactions after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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BACKGROUND:

People who are not present at a traumatic event may also experience stress reactions. We assessed the immediate mental health effects of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

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Using random-digit dialing three to five days after September 11, we interviewed a nationally representative sample of 569 U.S. adults about their reactions to the terrorist attacks and their perceptions of their children's reactions.

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