Mental health/Somatization disorders

  • State of the Art and Science
    Jul 2008

    Managing Somatization Disorder

    Robert McCarron, DO
    Psychiatrists should coordinate with primary care physicians when treating patients who have a somatoform disorder.
    Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(7):447-452. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.7.cprl1-0807.
  • Case and Commentary
    Aug 2007

    Western Medicine's Diagnostic Labels Are Not Universal

    Andres Sciolla, MD
    A case that illustrates how Western medicine's body or mind approach to diagnosis and treatment can differ from that of many patients from non-Western cultures.
    Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9(8):527-531. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.8.ccas1-0708.