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Abnormal illness behaviour in young women in a primary care setting: is Briquet's Syndrome a useful category?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

C. M. Deighton  and
A. R. Nicol
C. M. Deighton
Affiliation:
Human Development Unit, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
A. R. Nicol*
Affiliation:
Human Development Unit, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr A. R. Nicol, Nuffield Psychology and Psychiatry Unit, Fleming Memorial Hospital, Great North Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AX.
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Synopsis

In a study of abnormal behaviour in women aged 16–25 in one large group practice a screening instrument and an interview were used to identify Briquet's Syndrome. The prevalence, 2·04 per 1000, was lower than that found in previous studies. The fact that many other patients showed both the high consultation rates and the other correlates of Briquet's Syndrome brings the usefulness of a discrete syndrome into doubt.

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Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , August 1985 , pp. 515 - 520
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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