Psyche of the Body - A Jungian Approach to Psychosomatics

The Psyche of the Body is a passionate and well-informed plea for a Jungian version of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy.
Illustrated by vivid clinical illustrations of case histories, The Psyche of the Body reviews the long history of psychosomatic medicine and models of the relationship between psyche and body that have evolved over time, and presents a full revision of research in the field over the last twenty years. It presents a much-needed theoretical model together with practical guidelines that demonstrate how the psychological aspects of specific illnesses should be handled in therapy and analysis.
Practicing and training Jungian analysts, as well as all those involved in clinical treatment, will find the interdisciplinary approach to psychosomatic medicine promoted in this book fascinating reading.

List of contents

Introduction. Some Models and Concepts of Disease and the Healing Process. The Analytical Model. Disease as Symbolic Expression: A New Proposal. Critical Analysis of Psychosomatic Research. The Analytical Model in Organic Diseases. The Symbolic Body: Case Vignettes. Conclusions. Appendix: Placebo Studies.

Summary

A plea for a Jungian version of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, this book presents a much-needed theoretical model, and practical guidelines demonstrating how to handle psychological aspects of specific illnesses in therapy and analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Denise Gimenez Ramos, Ramos Denise Gimenez
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.2004
• EAN: 9781583918982
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-898-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Clinical & internal medicine, Clinical and internal medicine