Identification of barriers and difficulties involved in the process of diagnosing somatic symptom disorders in primary care - a focus group study

Identification of barriers and difficulties involved in the process of diagnosing somatic symptom disorders in primary care - a focus group study - BeSSD-GP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009736

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-27

Start date

2015-12-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder DSM-IV Somatoform Disorder

Interventions

Group 1: General practitioners will discuss in one focus group session about barriers of the diagnosis of somatoform disorders and the somatic symptom disorder in primary care.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary care physicians with own practice, practice community, or medical centre

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Primary care physicians with further training in psychotherapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Inductive categories of a qualitative content analysis of the discussion transcripts from the focus groups	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNadine Janis Pohontsch

Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

n.pohontsch@uke.de+49 (0) 40 7410 - 55537

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026