Recognizing and Managing Somatizing Patients in Primary Care CME/CE
Authors: Kathryn Rost, PhD; Arthur J. Barsky, MD
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Release Date: August 30, 2006; Valid for credit through August 30, 2007
Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Nurses - 1.5 nursing contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology)

Contents of This CME/CE Activity
  1. Recognizing and Treating Somatizers in Primary Care Practice
    What Is Somatization?
    The Roots of Somatoform Disorders
    Impact of MSD in Primary Care
    Provider-Patient Issues With This Population
    Detecting Patients With MSD in Primary Care
    Somatization in Special Populations
    Management
    Treatment Within the Medical Setting
    Guidelines for Medical Management
    Guidelines for Medical Management (Continued)
    The Psychiatric Referral
    Treatment in the Mental Health Setting
    Summary
    References

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