Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , July 2004

A brief diagnostic screening instrument for mental disturbances in general medical wards

  • Per Fink

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45-89494310; fax: +45-89494340
    • Research Unit for Functional Disorders, Psychosomatics and CL-Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Noerrebrogade 44, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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  • Eva Ørnbøl

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit for Functional Disorders, Psychosomatics and CL-Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Noerrebrogade 44, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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  • Frits J Huyse

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric CL Service, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Peter de Jonge

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    • Psychiatric CL Service, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Antonio Lobo

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    • Psychosomatic and CL-Psychiatric Service, Hospital Clinico, Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
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  • Thomas Herzog

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    • Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Goeppingen, Germany
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  • Joris Slaets

      Affiliations

    • Groningen University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Volker Arolt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Muenster, Germany
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  • Graca Cardoso

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    • Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal
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  • Marco Rigatelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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  • Morten Steen Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit for Functional Disorders, Psychosomatics and CL-Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Noerrebrogade 44, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark

Received 25 April 2002 ,Accepted 24 April 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00374-X

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , July 2004

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