A patient is seen frequently over a 9-month period with soma…
A patient is seen frequently over a 9-month period with somatic complaints that are not related to physical disease. You, this patient’s primary care provider, note that the patient has had a 15% weight loss in the previous 2 months and the patient reports difficulty sleeping. The spouse tells you that the patient seems tired all the time and is irritable with other family members. What will you do initially?