title: Patients with medically unexplained symptoms.
abstract: Numerous patients in hospital medicine present with physical symptoms but can be given no substantive medical diagnosis. In this article we describe certain characteristics and management problems associated with this difficult group of patients and propose effective approaches to management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilkie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wessely
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009626:Terminology as Topic