Psychosomatic pain

Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Aspects of Chronic Pain: Clinical Implications, Solutions

This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other ACTIVITY GOAL To understand the psychiatric and psychosomatic aspects of chronic pain. LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to: • Discuss the factors that lead to pain in the absence of a medical diagnosis • Assess the underlying psychiatric and psychosomatic factors that lead to pain • ...

Changing face of pain: evolution of pain research in psychosomatic medicine.

OBJECTIVE This article provides an overview of how psychosomatic research on pain has evolved over the past 60 years as exemplified by studies published in Psychosomatic Medicine. METHODS Each issue of Psychosomatic Medicine from 1939 to 1999 was reviewed to identify papers that dealt with pain, painful medical conditions, or pain management. A total of 150 papers were identified and grouped ...

The Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Biofeedback on Chronic Psychosomatic Low Back Pain

Background: Mental processes can make the pain and quality of life of women with chronic psychosomatic low back pain better or worse. acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and biofeedback have on some psychosomatic disorder. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ACT and biofeedback on severity and duration of pain and quality of life among women with chronic psy...

Psychosomatic Gynæcology

Psychosomatic disorders:

In this paper I will explore some of the arguments surrounding the concept of the psychosomatic and psychosomatic disorders. As will become clear this is an idea which has a difficult history within psychoanalysis, and even today there appears to be no clear agreement as to whether the concept of the psychosomatic has any place at all within analytic discourse. I will begin the discussion by ou...