APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Somatic Symptoms in Iranians: A Comparison between College Students, the Elderly, and Psychiatric Outpatients
- Mahboubeh Dadfar
School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health-Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, International Campus, School of Public Health - Zornitsa Kalibatseva
Stockton University - David Lester
Stockton University
Abstract
The theoretical literature has proposed that Iranians may somaticize distress. This study investigated gender differences in somatic symptoms in three Iranian samples. Psychiatric patients scored higher on somatic symptoms than college students and the elderly. Females in all samples scored higher than males. Implications for culturally appropriate services are discussed.
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