Concordance of illness perceptions: The key to improving care of medically unexplained symptoms

Lisa M McAndrew; Myrna L Friedlander; L Alison Phillips; Susan L Santos; Drew A Helmer

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.05.015

Concordance of illness perceptions: The key to improving care of medically unexplained symptoms

J Psychosom Res. 2018 Aug:111:140-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.05.015. Epub 2018 May 25.

Authors

Lisa M McAndrew¹, Myrna L Friedlander², L Alison Phillips³, Susan L Santos⁴, Drew A Helmer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ United States. Electronic address: lisa.mcandrew@va.gov.
² University at Albany, United States.
³ Iowa State, United States.
⁴ Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, United States.

PMID: 29935748
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.05.015

No abstract available

Keywords: Fatigue; Illness beliefs; Illness perceptions; Medically unexplained symptoms; Pain; Patient provider communication; Patient provider relationship; Physical symptoms.

Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

IK2 HX001369/HX/HSRD VA/United States