Assessing medically unexplained symptoms evaluation of a shortened version of the SOMS for use in primary care.docVIP

Fabi?o et al. BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10:34 /1471-244X/10/34 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Assessing medically unexplained symptoms: Research article evaluation of a shortened version of the SOMS for use in primary care Cristina Fabi?o*1, MC Silva2, António Barbosa3, Manuela Fleming4 and Winfried Rief5 Abstract Background: To investigate the validity and stability of a Portuguese version for the Screening for Somatoform Symptoms-2 (SOMS-2) in primary care (PC) settings. Methods: An adapted version of the SOMS-2 was filled in by persons attending a PC unit. All medically unexplained sympto