title: The psychosocial profile: a history-taking aid.
abstract: Family physicians need a good history-taking model. All diagnostic possibilities, both physiological and psychological, have to be considered during the history-taking process, with a reliable system of hypothesis formation and testing. A psychosocial profile incorporated into the history correlates symptoms of anxiety and situational depression with significant concerns in the patient's life. This temporal correlation helps to differentiate functional symptoms from organic pathology.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Horricks