TY - JOUR T1 - Management of "psychosomatic" problems in clinical practice. A1 - Mai,F, PY - 1976/4/17/pubmed PY - 1976/4/17/medline PY - 1976/4/17/entrez SP - 684 EP - 6 JF - Canadian Medical Association journal JO - Can Med Assoc J VL - 114 IS - 8 N2 - Skilled interviewing and investigation are essential in the diagnosis and treatment of "psychosomatic" illness, the term "psychosomatic" being used in its more colloquial sense to refer to illness characterized by somatic symptoms and related psychopathologic disorders but without organic disease.Treatment of these patients is difficult. They respond best to a psychologically oriented physician who is able and willing to take final responsibility for both physical and psychological care. The hazards of ignoring the psychosocial dimension in patient management are emphasized. Although the family physician generally is the most appropriate therapist, there may be a role for a "liaison physician", a specially trained consultant who is thoroughly familiar with both physical and psychological processes and their interaction. SN - 0008-4409 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/1260615/Management_of_"psychosomatic"_problems_in_clinical_practice_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -