Treatment of Patients With Longstanding Unexplained Health Complaints

1\. Specialised treatment includes cognitive groups therapy in 9 modules of 3,5 hours within 3½ months, in all 31,5 hours, consultancy over the phone to the patients' GPs and tuition in groups headed by an experienced social worker. Detailed treatment manuals are worked out separately for each module. Experienced psychotherapists (clinical psychologists and psychiatrists), who also function as consultants, will do the treatment. The Ph.D.-student functions as co-therapist.

After the diagnostic assessment the patient does not receive any treatment offers at the research clinic, but the patient and the GP will be informed about the diagnosis, and the GP will receive advice on further treatment possibilities.