ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2017
Implementing a Psychotherapy Service for Medically Unexplained Symptoms in a Primary Care Setting.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Measurement Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 and Somatic Symptom Scale-8: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Education on medically unexplained symptoms: a systematic review with a focus on cultural diversity and migrants.European journal of medical research · 2023Pooled it
- Epidemiology and organisation of care in medically unexplained symptoms: A systematic review with a focus on cultural diversity and migrants.International journal of clinical practice · 2021Pooled it
- [Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy for chronic pain].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
- Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy for Functional Somatic Disorders: A Scoping Review.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Article
- Somatic symptom and related disorders in the Arab world: a narrative review of clinical features and care implications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial examining improvements in emotion regulation, defense mechanisms, quality of life, and IBS symptoms.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Psychopathology and Somatic Complaints: A Cross-Sectional Study with Portuguese Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Correction: Cooper, A.; Abbass, A.; Town, J. Implementing a Psychotherapy Service for Medically Unexplained Symptoms in a Primary Care Setting. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2017, 6, 109-141.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are known to be costly, complex to manage and inadequately addressed in primary care settings. In many cases, there are unresolved psychological and emotional processes underlying these symptoms, leaving traditional medical approaches insufficient. This paper details the implementation of an evidence-based, emotion-focused psychotherapy service for MUS across two family medicine clinics. The theory and evidence-base for using Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) with MUS is presented along with the key service components of assessment, treatment, education and research. Preliminary outcome indicators showed diverse benefits. Patients reported significantly decreased somatic symptoms in the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (
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