What do guidelines and systematic reviews tell us about the management of medically unexplained symptoms in primary care?

• Tim C olde Hartman,
• Marianne Rosendal,
• Aase Aamland,
• Henriette E van der Horst,
• Judith GM Rosmalen,
• Chris D Burton,
• Peter LBJ Lucassen

Affiliations

Tim C olde Hartman

Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Marianne Rosendal

Research Unit of General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Aase Aamland

Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Research Health, Bergen, Norway

Henriette E van der Horst

Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Research Health, Bergen, Norway

Judith GM Rosmalen

Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chris D Burton

Department of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Peter LBJ Lucassen

Academic Unit of Primary Medical Care, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK