Abbreviations

BDI

Beck Depression Inventory

CI

confidence interval

CMI

Cornell Medical Index

CO

control

DAS

Dyadic Adjustment Scale

DIS

Diagnostic Interview Schedule

DSM-III, DSM-IV

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Edition 3. and 4.

ECA

Epidemiologic Catchment Area

FA

frequent attender

GHQ

General Health Questionnaire

GP

general practitioner

HC

health centre

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

ICD-9

International Classification of Diseases 9^th Revision

ICD-10

International Classification of Diseases 10^th Revision

ICHPPC-2

International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care-2

ICPC

International Classification of Primary Care

MBPS

Münchausen by proxy syndrome

MCI

Marital Communication Inventory

N.A.

not applicable

NHP

Nottingham Health Profile

OR

odds ratio

PTSD

posttraumatic stress disorder

SCL-36, SCL-25, SCL-90

Symptom Checklist-36, Symptom Checklist-25, Symptom Checklist-90

SD

Standard deviation

STAKES

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health

TAS-20

Toronto Alexithymia Scale –20

UK

United Kingdom

UKKI study

Uusikaupunki – Kemijärvi study (Social Psychiatric Investigation of the Social Insurance Institute)

US

United States

WHO

World Health Organisation

WI

Whiteley Index