When the Body Displaces the Mind : Stress, Trauma and Somatic Disease

ISBN-13: 9781855754188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 214 str.

Jean Benjamin Stora; Sophie Leighton; Mark Solms

Opis

At the beginning of the 21st century, an integration of the least material element of human beings, namely the psyche or, to be more precise, the psychic apparatus, into medical knowledge and clinical expertise is long overdue.

How do the mind and the body communicate? Could the mind cause diseases? This book answers these questions and proposes a comprehensive approach for doctors and psychotherapists, those who are treating somatic patients whether in hospitals or private practice. It also raises awareness among readers with an interest in new developments and fresh approaches to diseases and patients. The work demonstrates the interrelations between mind and body with reference to various scientific disciplines.

Spis treści

ContentsIntroductionObjectives and methodological approach1. Emotions and traumas 2. The economic viewpoint and mentalisation processes3. Amanda, Arnaud, Alice, Sandrine and Emma - somatisations and regressions4. Adrienne and Sanjay - progressive disorganisation and somatisations: the emergence of irreversible unstable equilibrium5 The psychotherapy of somatic patients - the case of Nina, a woman from the MaghrebBIBLIOGRAPHYAPPENDICESNOTES

O autorze

Jean Benjamin Stora