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Somatoform disorders are among the commonest and most important psychiatric disorders seen in primary health care facilities (settings) in many parts of the world. Because of cultural factors the frequency and characteristics of symptoms may vary considerably in different countries.
In this paper the forms and manifestations of somatoform disorders in five geographically and culturally diverse countries – Brazil, India, Italy, USA and Zimbabwe – will be presented and compared.
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de Miranda, C., Acuda, S. Forms and Frequency of Symptoms and Syndromes in Somatoform Disorders in Different Cultures. Neuropsychopharmacol 11, 259 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.npp.1380116
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