Research Article

Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia: A Cross Sectional Study

Table 3

Chapters of the ICPC-2 and a list of primary diagnoses the nine patients were given by the 126 GPs.

A: General and unspecified

A01 pain general/multiple sites, A04 weakness/tiredness general, A05 feeling ill, A27 fear of other disease NOS, A29 general symptom/complaint other, A97 no disease

L: Musculoskeletal

L01 neck symptom/complaint, L02 back symptom/complaint, L03 low back symptom/complaint, L05 flank/axilla symptom/complaint, L07 jaw symptom/complaint, L08 shoulder symptom/complaint, L18 muscle pain, L19 muscle symptom/complaint NOS, L28 limited function/disability, L29 sympt/complt. musculoskeletal other, L83 neck syndrome, L84 back syndrome w/o radiating pain, L86 back syndrome with radiating pain, L91 osteoarthritis other, L98 acquired deformity of limb, L99 musculoskeletal disease other

N: Neurological

N01 headache, N03 pain face, N05 tingling fingers/feet/toes, N06 sensation disturbance other, N18 paralysis/weakness, N27 fear of neurological disease other, N28 limited function/disability (n), N29 neurological symptom/complt. other, N81 injury nervous system other, N86 multiple sclerosis, N89 migraine, N90 cluster headache, N95 tension headache, N99 neurological disease other

P: Psychological

P01 feeling anxious/nervous/tense, P02 acute stress reaction, P03 feeling depressed, P04 feeling/behaving irritable/angry, P15 chronic alcohol abuse, P22 child behaviour symptom/complaint, P23 adolescent behav. symptom/complt., P25 phase of life problem adult, P28 limited function disability (p), P29 psychological symptom/complt. other, P73 affective psychosis, P74 anxiety disorder/anxiety state, P75 somatization disorder, P76 depressive disorder, P78 neurasthenia/surmenage, P80 personality disorder, P82 posttraumatic stress disorder, P99 psychological disorders other

R: Respiratory

R08 breathing problem, R74 upper respiratory tract infection, R83 respiratory infection other, R99 respiratory disease other

T: Endocrine/metabolic and nutritional

T86 hypothyroidism/myxoedema

Z: Social problems

Z05 work problem, Z06 unemployment problem, Z08 social welfare problem, Z12 relationship problem with partner, Z13 partner’s behaviour problem, Z16 relationship problem with child, Z18 illness problem with child, Z20 relationship prob. parent/family, Z21 behaviour problem parent/family, Z28 limited function/disability (z), Z29 social problem NOS