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Physical Illness

Physical Illness is a medical condition characterized by physiological dysfunction or structural abnormality that adversely affects bodily health and is distinguished from mental or psychological disorders by its primary manifestation in physical symptoms and organ system impairment.

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2017–2026

223

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Somatic Illness

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Publications

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Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care

Christoph U. Correll, Julio Bobes, Marcelo Cetkovich et al. · World Psychiatry · 2011 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Patients' beliefs about prescribed medicines and their role in adherence to treatment in chronic physical illness

Robert Horne, John Weinman · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · 1999 · 2.2K citations

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Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as a screening instrument for depression among community-residing older adults.

Peter M. Lewinsohn, John R. Seeley, Robert E. Roberts et al. · Psychology and Aging · 1997 · 1.7K citations

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The Health Anxiety Inventory: development and validation of scales for the measurement of health anxiety and hypochondriasis

Paul M. Šalkovskis, Katharine A. Rimes, Hilary M. C. Warwick et al. · Psychological Medicine · 2002 · 1.4K citations

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Life Events and Illness.

William R. Avison, George W. Brown, Tirril Harris · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1990 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

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  1. MA
    Mark A. Ferro

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    12 publications · 407 citations

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  2. YC
    Yeates Conwell

    University of Rochester Medical Center, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. BH
    Brenda Happell

    Central Queensland University, Australia

    9 publications · 266 citations

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  4. MG
    Martín G. Cole

    St Mary's Hospital Centre, Canada

    6 publications · 237 citations

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  5. TR
    Torleif Ruud

    Akershus University Hospital, Norway

    6 publications · 198 citations

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Institutions

1.7K

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    96 publications

    8.3K citations

  2. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    60 publications

    5.6K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    22 h-index

    54 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    19 h-index

    41 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    18 h-index

    66 publications

    5.6K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    34 publications

    3.2K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    17 h-index

    42 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    48 publications

    3.8K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 117 publications · 5.9K citations

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  2. The British Journal of Psychiatry

    BJP · 62 publications · 6.2K citations

    42

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  3. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

    39 publications · 2.3K citations

    27

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  4. Psychological Medicine

    29 publications · 3.8K citations

    24

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  5. American Journal of Psychiatry

    29 publications · 3.9K citations

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