基本説明
Gives clinical descriptions of the main psychosomatic disorders and reviews psychotherapeutic approaches to treatment.
Full Description
The role of stress in the development of certain medical illnesses is increasingly recognised and there is a growing need to find effective psychological treatments that can address this factor in physical illness.
This text considers the ways in which stressful situations can interact with individuals to cause bodily changes that result in illness or physical symptoms. Accessible and fully up-to-date, this engaging text offers, in particular:
- An analysis of neuroscientific bases for understanding psycho somatic reactions
- Full clinical accounts of disorders, including telling case study material
- An original approach to understanding mind-body medicine
- A clear account of the development of psychoanalytic approaches to this complex field
Trainees and practitioners in counselling, psychotherapy, healthcare and medicine will find this a fascinating text that both deepens their understanding and enriches their practice.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Historical Outline of Psychosomatic Medicine
The Scope for Psychotherapy in Psychosomatic Disorders: Psychotherapeutic Technique
The Effects of Stress
Somatization: the Somatoform Disorders
The Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Obesity
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Skin Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Respiratory Disorders
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Headache
Psychosomatic Aspects of Gynaecology
Psychosomatic Approaches to Cancer
Developing a Psychosomatic Imagination
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
