Asthma, arthritis, and eating and gastrointestinal disorders, are a few of the many serious somatic problems that may be initiated or exacerbated by psychological stress. This book shows the causes and treatments of the major psychosomatic symptoms. It shows how alexithymia, an inability to feel, is at the root of many of these disabling problems, and how therapy can help psychosomatic patients get in touch with their feelings and gain control of their bodies. Other topics cover the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosomatic symptoms, psychological factors in...