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Bodily Distress Syndrome (BDS), Bodily Stress Syndrome (BSS) and Health Anxiety in Older Adults

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Disorders of bodily distress or bodily experience occur across all age groups including older adults. Understanding this condition in older adults particularly in primary care is very important because over 25% of primary care consultations are accounted for by people who are aged 65 years and older and it significantly impacts caregivers. Treatment of BDS requires professionals from multiple disciplines who can effectively collaborate to optimize care.

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  1. NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal

    Gabriel Ivbijaro & Lucja Kolkiewicz

  2. Waltham Forest Community & Family Health Services, London, UK

    Gabriel Ivbijaro

  3. King’s College, London, UK

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  4. East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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  5. Marital and Family Therapy Program, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

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    Clifton McReynolds

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Ivbijaro, G., Goldberg, D., Kolkiewicz, L., Edwards, T.M., McReynolds, C., Svab, I. (2019). Bodily Distress Syndrome (BDS), Bodily Stress Syndrome (BSS) and Health Anxiety in Older Adults. In: de Mendonça Lima, C., Ivbijaro, G. (eds) Primary Care Mental Health in Older People. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10814-4_15

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