Clinician attributions for symptoms and treatment of Gulf War-related health concerns.
Richardson, R. D., Engel, C., McFall, M. E., McKnight, K., Boehnlein, J. K., & Hunt, S. C. (2001). Clinician attributions for symptoms and treatment of Gulf War-related health concerns. In Archives of internal medicine (pp. 1289-94) https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.161.10.1289
Several clinical syndromes are defined solely on the basis of symptoms, absent an identifiable medical etiology. When evaluating and treating individuals with these syndromes, clinicians' beliefs might shape decisions regarding referral, diagnostic testing, and treatment. To assess clinician beliefs about the etiology and treatment of "Gulf War illness," we surveyed a sample of general internal medicine clinicians (GIMCs) and mental health clinicians (MHCs).
