%0 Journal Article
%T Frequent attenders in general medical practice in Italy: a preliminary report on clinical variables related to low functioning
%A Claudia Carmassi
%A Cristiana Nisita
%A Diana Ceresoli
%A Enrico Bianchi
%A Gabriele Massimetti
%A Liliana DellĄŻOsso
%A Roberto Landi
%A Stefano Moscardini
%A Valerio DellĄŻOste
%J Archive of "Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment".
%D 2019
%R 10.2147/NDT.S179013
%X Frequent attenders (FAs), defined as patients reporting a disproportionate number of visits to general practitioners (GPs), may represent up to one-third of GP patients responsible for a high burden of care not always justified by the severity of the medical condition. The aim of this study was to explore sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of FAs of GP in Italy with particular attention to functional impairment
%K primary care
%K global functioning
%K medically unexplained symptoms
%K mental disorders
%K DSM-5
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6309017/