In:
Transcultural Psychiatry, SAGE Publications, Vol. 42, No. 2 ( 2005-06), p. 204-218
Kurzfassung:
This study examines diagnostic concordance, symptomatology and disability among Chinese patients with shenjing shuairuo, ICD-10 neurasthenia, and DSM-IV diagnoses. Patients ( N = 139) with unexplained somatic complaints completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III (SCID), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and the Short Form 36 (SF-36). Shenjing shuairuo could be reclassified as DSM-IV undifferentiated somatoform disorder (30.6%) and somatoform pain disorder (22.4%); however, 44.9% did not qualify for a core DSM-IV diagnosis. Concordance of neurasthenia and shenjing shuairuo was significant ( p 〈 .001). Symptom distress and disability was similar to that reported by patients with somato-form and anxiety disorders. Within the Chinese context, shenjing shuairuo describes a heterogeneous group with clinically significant levels of disturbance and disability.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1363-4615
,
1461-7471
DOI:
10.1177/1363461505052660
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2005
ZDB Id:
2015089-1
