Auteur : Fava, Giovanni A. ( Giovanni Andrea) / Freyberger, Hellmuth

Maison d'édition : International Universities Press

Date de publication : 1998

Collation : 780 p.

Collection : International Universities Press stress and helath series ; monograph 9

ISBN : 0823623025

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Introduction : how much longer must medicine's science be bound by a seventeenth century world view? -- 2. Critical life changes : a review of research -- 3. Somatization -- 4. Nonverbal and verbal emotional expression and health -- 5. Sick-role susceptibility : a commentary on the contemporary database (1989-1991) and classification system -- 6. Aspects of abnormal illness behavior -- 7. Psychosomatic syndromes, somatization and somatoform disorders -- 8. The concept of psychosomatic disorder -- 9. Physical illnesses underlying psychiatric symptoms -- 10. Role of early developmental factors in susceptibility to disease -- 11. Quality of life measurements in chronic disorders -- 12. Teaching psychosomatic medicine : utilizing concurrent perspectives -- 13. Psychosocial factors in gastrointestinal illness -- 14. A review of psychosomatic aspects of cardiovascular disease -- 15. Psychosomatic aspects of end-stage renal failure -- 16. A psychosomatic view of endocrine disorders -- 17. Psycho-oncology : psychological well-being as one component of quality of life -- 18. Psychodermatology : an overview -- 19. Psychosomatic disorders related to gynecology -- 20. Psychosomatic medicine and otorhinolaryngology -- 21. Chronic fatigue syndromes in clinical practice -- 22. Temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome and bruxism : etiopathogenesis and treatment from a psychosomatic integrative viewpoint -- 23. Body image disorders -- 24. Psychological reactions to medical procedures -- 25. Behavioral psychotherapy applications in the medically ill -- 26. Hypnosis and relaxation in the medically ill -- 27. Cognitive interventions in behavioral medicine -- 28. Psychopharmacological agents in physical disorders -- 29. Compliance -- 30. Supportive psychotherapy -- 31. Inpatient and ward psychosomatic psychotherapy : concepts, effectiveness and curative factors

Résumé : Univ. of Bologna, Italy. Text, for clinicians, reviews papers by leading international researchers in the field. Topics include: AIDS, cancer, gastrointest- inal illness, cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal failure, endocrine disorders, and more. Extensive references. Some papers were previously published in: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

Mots-clés : Médecine psychosomatique - Guides, manuels, etc.

Cote : WM 90 H236 1998