A qualitative analysis of explanatory models in medically unexplained physical symptoms presenting to a tertiary health care psychiatric facility in South India

Conclusion:
There is a need to re-calibrate the clinical approach to people with MUPS to enhance treatment satisfaction. Our findings could assist in evolving culturally sensitive conceptualizations of illness and in developing patient-centred models for therapy in MUPS patients.

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Menon, V., Shanmuganathan, B., Babu Arun, A., Thamizh, J. S., Selvakumar, N., Sarkar, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research