Attribution in somatizers: stability and relationship to outcome at 1-year follow-up. Grupo Morbilidad Psiquica y Psicosomática de Zaragoza (GMPPZ).
The aim of this study was to determine whether attributional style is a stable pattern in somatizers, to analyse the sociodemographic and psychopathological characteristics that can modify it, and to study the relationship between attributional pattern and outcome. A total of 147 somatizers and 46 psychologizers from a representative sample (n = 1559) of primary care patients in Zaragoza, Spain were followed up for 1 year. Attribution of somatic symptoms was a stable construct in somatizers. Patients who modified attribution were younger (by 15 years on average), tended to be without a partner, and had a shorter illness duration (by 20 months on average) than those who maintained it. Attribution showed no correlation with outcome at the 1-year follow-up.
García-Campayo
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Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Larrubia
J
J
Lobo
A
A
Pérez-Echeverría
M J
MJ
Campos
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013030:Spain