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Overall, individual reports confirm that 50% of all patients in the emergency department present with emotional disorders or comorbidities (Klussmann 1999; Byrne et al. 2003). Purely emotional disorders with a predominant psychiatric disorder are present in 10–15% of the patients (Bolk and Wegener 1984).
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(2009). Psychosomatic Dermatology in Emergency Medicine. In: Clinical Management in Psychodermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34719-4_9
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