Pathologies of the mind/body interface : exploring the curious domain of the psychosomatic disorders / Richard L. Kradin.

"Unlike other texts on the subject, this book aims to provide a well-integrated approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the pervasive effects of the mind/body splitting that lead to somatoform disorders. Kradin explores the spectrum of currently recognized disorders with reference to the DSM...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Kradin, Richard L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Basic Concepts
  • 2. Hysteria: The Psychosomatic Disorder Par Excellence
  • 3. Somatophobia
  • 4. Mind and Its Development
  • 5. Stress
  • 6.The Placebo Response
  • 7.The Psychosomatic Disorders
  • 8. Psychosomatic Disorders: Living on the Edge
  • 9. Treating the Psychosomatic Disorders
  • 10. Conclusion.