A model for evaluating the stressed patient in the family practice setting.
Family physicians frequently encounter patients with stress-induced medical and psychological problems. When the symptoms are severe, or the mechanisms are vague, it is often useful to perform a detailed medical, behavioral, and psychological evaluation in order to initiate effective therapy. This paper illustrates a model for evaluating stress-related and other psychosomatic problems in a family practice.
D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology