ReviewEmergency medicine journal : EMJ2006
Medically unexplained physical symptoms in emergency medicine.
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- Functional somatic symptoms in Emergency Department frequent presenters.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Symptom attribution and stress level in patients with medically unexplained symptoms in a Mexican emergency department.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- The utility of universal screening for somatization in a pediatric emergency department: A prospective evaluation.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2021Article
- Comprehensive Treatment Module for Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms - A Guide for General Practitioners.Cureus · 2021Article
- Functional neurologic disorders: Bringing the informal and hidden curriculum to light.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2020Article
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- Functional Stroke Mimics: Incidence and Characteristics at a Primary Stroke Center in the Middle East.Psychosomatic medicine · 2018Article
- "Wellcome open research · 2017Article
- Junior doctors' experiences of managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2015Article
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- Encounters between medical specialists and patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms; influences of communication on patient outcomes and use of health care: a literature overview.Perspectives on medical education · 2012Article
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Abstract
Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms for which no relevant organic pathology can be found. Patients with MUPS commonly present to the emergency department (ED) but are rarely considered in emergency medicine teaching or literature. Management of these patients is frequently more challenging than where there is an obvious organic pathology. This review provides the emergency physician with background knowledge regarding the classification and aetiology of MUPS. It then provides strategies for more effective management, such as exploring the contribution of psychosocial factors with patients, explaining negative test results, and providing reassurance and avoiding creating iatrogenic anxiety. Early recognition of the fact that symptoms may not result from organic disease and an appreciation of the role of psychosocial factors may improve outcomes by reducing unnecessary investigation and admission, and avoiding reinforcement that encourages further similar presentations and unhelpful coping mechanisms.
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