Mowadat H Rana, Waqar Ahmed.
Somatoform disorder: Cardiac Neurosis
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jun 2000;50(1):48-50.
Department of Psychiatry, Combined Military Hospital Lahore

Cardiac neurosis is a frequently encountered form of somatisation, well known for its high prevalence in Armed Forces personnel and females. This common form of somatisation is dramatic and often devastating in its presentation, therefore, resulting in uncalled for referral to cardiologists, extensive, investigations and admissions at tertiary care hospitals. This greatly increases health care costs in terms of professional manhours. The management of the condition at the primary health care (MI ROOM) level is recommended with guidelines for doctors and their clients.

Category: Psychiatry
Keywords: Cardiac Neurosis. Somatoform Disorder.

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