Practice Patterns Revisited in Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine

Essential Issues in Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine

With the advent of new treatments for medical diseases such as cancer, asthma, HIV infection, and cystic fibrosis, more children and adolescents are living with chronic illness than ever before. Seventy years ago, persons with cystic fibrosis survived an average of 5 years, while currently the life expectancy for patients with cystic fibrosis is more than 30 years.1 For children with cancer, th...

Psychosomatic Medicine

Inhere is still a lack of agreement about basic concepts in this field. The name 'tself is unfortunate, since it tends to perpetuate dualistic thinking of the "ghost ?n the machine" type.

Psychosomatic Medicine

Sketches in Psychosomatic Medicine

Illustrations are ample, the original drawings being numerous and excellent in workmanship. Important terms, of which there are a very large number, most of them being anatomical, are italicized. Facts in Embryology, Physiology, and Taxonomy are carefully presented in brief form. There is an appendix with a resume of the phyla and their general characteristics, and a glossary of 13 pages. The b...

The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine practice guidelines for psychiatric consultation in the general medical setting. The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.

This practice guideline seeks to provide guidance to psychiatrists who regularly evaluate and manage patients with medical illnesses. The guideline is intended to delineate the knowledge base, professional expertise, and integrated clinical approach necessary to effectively manage this complex and diverse patient population. This guideline was drafted by a work group consisting of psychiatrists...