Psychosocial explanations of complaints in Dutch general practice

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Dutch GPs are frequently consulted by patients presenting physical complaints which have a psychosocial cause. Until now, this type of complaint has often been the subject of study, but the way in which psychosocial explanations for complaints are broached and discussed has not yet been studied.

OBJECTIVE:

When the earth stops shaking: earthquake sequelae among children diagnosed for pre-earthquake psychopathology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To examine risk and protective processes for posttraumatic stress reactions and negative sequelae following the Northridge earthquake (EQ) among youths diagnosed for pre-EQ psychopathology.

METHOD:

Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, general anxiety, and social impairment were evaluated using telephone interviews among 66 children participating in a family-genetic study of childhood-onset depression at the time of the EQ.

RESULTS:

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