Abstract
A psychiatric epidemiologic study conducted in six Israeli villages and covering a 13-year period found that well over one third of the adult population had at least one psychosomatic disorder recorded during that time. The rates were consistently higher for women, and increased with age. Education exerted a different influence on men and women. Variability among ethnic groups was also noted. The frequent occurrence of psychosomatic disorders, and the fact that patients turn to the medical clinic for help, emphasize the need for the general practitioner to be trained in psychosomatic medicine.
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