Psychiatric characteristics of older persons with medically unexplained symptoms: A comparison with older patients suffering from medically explained symptoms.
Denise J C HanssenDorine van DrielP H HilderinkCarolien E M BenraadP NaardingTim C Olde HartmanP L B J LucassenR C Oude VoshaarPublished in: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2020)
Although psychological distress is significantly higher among older patients with MUS compared to those with MES, psychiatric comorbidity rates hardly differ between both patient groups. Therefore, treatment of MUS in later life should primarily focus on reducing psychological distress, irrespective of the healthcare setting patients are treated in.