Symptoms Research: A Fertile Field
Authors: Kurt Kroenke
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Investigating Symptoms: Frontiers in Primary Care Research—Perspectives from The Seventh Regenstrief Conference1 May 2001Symptoms Research: A Fertile FieldKurt Kroenke, MD and Lisa Harris, MDKurt Kroenke, MDFrom Regenstrief Institute for Health Care; Indiana University School of Medicine. and Lisa Harris, MDFrom Regenstrief Institute for Health Care; Indiana University School of Medicine.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-134-9_Part_2-200105011-00001 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail "I'm very brave generally … Only to-day I happen to have a headache."Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking GlassWhat Lewis Carroll wrote of headache is true of any consuming symptom. Pain, vertigo, pervasive fatigue—each can be enervating and disheartening. Any of us even temporarily inconvenienced by a head cold or motion sickness or sports injury realizes the detrimental impact on work, recreation, and even rest. Symptom comes from the Greek symptoma, which means "anything that has befallen one"; the Greek verb is piptein, "to fall" (1). Symptoms are literally a fall from our usual state of functioning. Symptom-free, we ...References 1. Haubrich WS. Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins. Philadelphia: American Coll of Physicians; 1997. Google Scholar 2. Didion J. In bed. In: The White Album. New York: Simon & Schuster; 1979:171. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Kurt Kroenke, MD; Lisa Harris, MDAffiliations: From Regenstrief Institute for Health Care; Indiana University School of Medicine.Note: This article is one of a series of articles comprising an Annals of Internal Medicine supplement entitled " Investigating Symptoms: Frontiers in Primary Care Research—Perspectives from The Seventh Regenstrief Conference " To see a complete list of the articles included in this supplement, please view its Table of Contents.Note: Financial support for this supplement was provided by the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality small conference grant, the Department of Veterans Affairs Research Service, and Aetna U.S. Healthcare. Publication of the proceedings was supported by the Regenstrief Institute.Corresponding Author: Kurt Kroenke, MD, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, RG-6, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202; e-mail, kkroenke@regenstrief.org.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Kroenke and Harris: Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, RG-6, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 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Marcantonio, MD, SM 1 May 2001Volume 134, Issue 9_Part_2Page: 801-802KeywordsChronic fatigue syndromeHeadachesHealth careHIV infectionsIrritable bowel syndromeMigraineOutpatient clinicsQuality of lifeResearch quality assessmentScientists ePublished: 1 May 2001 Issue Published: 1 May 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...