Treatment for adults with psychosomatic symptoms.
Patients frequently ask their physicians to advise them about problems that are psychological in origin and would, in fact, be more appropriately treated by a social worker. This article presents a model of cooperation between a family physician and a social worker that enabled the two to provide effective counseling services to adults with psychosomatic symptoms and their families.
D000328:Adult; D005194:Family Practice; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric