Psyche and soma in general practice their inter-relationship in crisis
Keywords:
Psychophysiologic disorders, Family Medicine, Epidemiology, Grief
Abstract
Illness does not always have purely organic causes requiring purely organic treatment. The author aims to make GPs more aware of the effect of the psyche on the soma. The following case reports and surveys illustrate this.
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