Ebook: Psychosomatic Medicine: Past and Future

This book contains selected contributions to the 16th European Conference on Psychosomatic Research, held in Athens from September 6 to 11, 1986. The ~t of psychosomatic medicine was one of the two basic topics of the meeting. We thought that, since this topic has a touch of history in it, it would be appropriate for a conference held in Greece. It is really amazing how advanced the psychosomatic conceptions of the ancient Greek philosophers and physicians were. It was the basic psychosomatic ideology that Socrates was expressing when he taught: "S"lOTT!::P O

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Holistic Concepts of Illness in Ancient Greece and in Contemporary Medicine....Pages 1-5
The Semantics of Whole-Person Care....Pages 7-13
Doctor-Patient Relationship....Pages 15-20
“Emotions” and Difficulties in Teaching and Communication....Pages 21-25
The Mind-Body Problem in Philosophy....Pages 27-34
Mind-Matter Relations: Do They Matter in Psychosomatics?....Pages 35-41
Psychosomatic Concepts in Writings of Ancient Greek Philosophers (VIth to IIIrd Cent. B.C.)....Pages 43-46
Historical Insights of Psychosomatic Medicine in Heidelberg....Pages 47-52
Viktor von Weizsacker (1886–1957) and German Psychosomatic Medicine....Pages 53-57
Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical History: Frederic Chopin — A Psychosomatic Case ?....Pages 59-63
Personality Characteristics in Psychosomatic Illness....Pages 65-72
Family Interaction and Somatic Illness: Implications from the Finnish Adoptive Family Study....Pages 73-79
Life Events as Triggering and Formative Agents in Physical Disease....Pages 81-88
Occupational Correlates of the Type a Behaviour Pattern....Pages 89-97
Psychophysiological Models of Psychosomatic Illness....Pages 99-104
Psychosomatic Approach of Norwegian Health Services....Pages 105-107
The Psychosomatic Approach and the Health Services in West Germany....Pages 109-110
The Psychosomatic Approach in France....Pages 111-115
Influence of the Psychosomatic Approach in the Planning and Work of the Health Service in the United Kingdom....Pages 117-119
Psychosomatic Approach and the Greek Health Services....Pages 121-124
Psychosomatic Approach and Health Services in the USA: A View from 1986....Pages 125-127
General Hospital Psychiatry: Referral Source and the Outcome of Treatment....Pages 129-136
Differential-Diagnostical and Management Difficulties in 3.354 Psychosomatic/Psychiatric Patients Referred to a Psychosomatic Department in a General Hospital Setting....Pages 137-139
Patient Information and Treatment Outcome....Pages 141-146
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Past and Present....Pages 147-153
The Role of the Obstetric Liaison Psychiatrist....Pages 155-157
The Effectiveness of a Ward-Based Nurse Counselling Service for Mastectomy Patients....Pages 159-166
The Future of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry....Pages 167-172
Prevalence of Psychosomatic Illness in Greece: Two Nation-Wide Cross-Sectional Studies in 1978–79 and 1984....Pages 173-178
Epidemiological Study of the Relationship between Psychological Problems and Somatic Factors in the Pre-School Children....Pages 179-182
Stress and Cardiac Mortality: Evidence from Earthquakes in Greece....Pages 183-188
Gonadal Hormones and Heart Rate as an Acute Emotional Stress Response....Pages 189-195
Autonomic Reactivity and Stress in Adolescent Athletes....Pages 197-201
Psychosocial Stress and Psychosomatic Reactions....Pages 203-208
Psychoneuroendocrine Testing: Strategy and Attitude....Pages 209-215
Psychoendocrinology of Hyperprolactinemia....Pages 217-224
Typical Competitive Mental Attitude in Microprolactinomas: Comparison with the Functional Hyperprolactinaemia....Pages 225-233
Gender-Related Psychoendocrine Coping Mechanisms of Back Pain Patients....Pages 235-238
Chronic Low Back Pain: A Psychiatric Assessment of 72 Patients....Pages 239-241
Psychosomatic Issues in Chronic Pain Syndromes....Pages 243-249
Extent of Coronary Disease in Patients with Atypical Chest Pain; Are Psychological Variables Helpful?....Pages 251-259
Clinical and Personality Contributors to Alexithymia in Neurotic Patients....Pages 261-264
Somatization as a Transcultural Problem....Pages 265-268
Psychiatric Disorders and Differences in Muscular Pattern....Pages 269-273
Longitudinal Studies of Sleep and Hormonal Secretion in Male Anorectic Patients: Preliminary Observations....Pages 275-281
The Bulimic Obese: Treatment Response and Long Term Outcome....Pages 283-288
An Investigation into the Effects of Respiratory Feedback (RFB) on Blood Pressure and General Status in Essential Hypertension....Pages 289-293
The Concept that Psychological Factors are Important in the Pathogenesis of Arterial Hypertension May Affect Adversely Patient Compliance....Pages 295-297
Psychological Factors in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 299-306
Effect of Relaxation Therapy on the Control of Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 307-313
A Longitudinal Psychosomatic Study of Patients with Vertigo....Pages 315-323
Psychosocial Factors in Bronchial Asthma and Allergy in Childhood: A Prospective Study....Pages 325-331
Is the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Really “Psychosomatic”?....Pages 333-336
Psychosomatic Tradition in Cancer from Antiquity till the End of the Nineteenth Century....Pages 337-340
Cancer Prevention: A Multi-Dimensional Model....Pages 341-348
The Relevance of Tissue Characterization in Brain C.A.T. Scans to Psychosomatic Diagnosis....Pages 349-353
Current Psychosomatic Research....Pages 355-359
Cognitive Aspects of Psychosomatic Education....Pages 361-371
Back Matter....Pages 373-380

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Holistic Concepts of Illness in Ancient Greece and in Contemporary Medicine....Pages 1-5
The Semantics of Whole-Person Care....Pages 7-13
Doctor-Patient Relationship....Pages 15-20
“Emotions” and Difficulties in Teaching and Communication....Pages 21-25
The Mind-Body Problem in Philosophy....Pages 27-34
Mind-Matter Relations: Do They Matter in Psychosomatics?....Pages 35-41
Psychosomatic Concepts in Writings of Ancient Greek Philosophers (VIth to IIIrd Cent. B.C.)....Pages 43-46
Historical Insights of Psychosomatic Medicine in Heidelberg....Pages 47-52
Viktor von Weizsacker (1886–1957) and German Psychosomatic Medicine....Pages 53-57
Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical History: Frederic Chopin — A Psychosomatic Case ?....Pages 59-63
Personality Characteristics in Psychosomatic Illness....Pages 65-72
Family Interaction and Somatic Illness: Implications from the Finnish Adoptive Family Study....Pages 73-79
Life Events as Triggering and Formative Agents in Physical Disease....Pages 81-88
Occupational Correlates of the Type a Behaviour Pattern....Pages 89-97
Psychophysiological Models of Psychosomatic Illness....Pages 99-104
Psychosomatic Approach of Norwegian Health Services....Pages 105-107
The Psychosomatic Approach and the Health Services in West Germany....Pages 109-110
The Psychosomatic Approach in France....Pages 111-115
Influence of the Psychosomatic Approach in the Planning and Work of the Health Service in the United Kingdom....Pages 117-119
Psychosomatic Approach and the Greek Health Services....Pages 121-124
Psychosomatic Approach and Health Services in the USA: A View from 1986....Pages 125-127
General Hospital Psychiatry: Referral Source and the Outcome of Treatment....Pages 129-136
Differential-Diagnostical and Management Difficulties in 3.354 Psychosomatic/Psychiatric Patients Referred to a Psychosomatic Department in a General Hospital Setting....Pages 137-139
Patient Information and Treatment Outcome....Pages 141-146
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Past and Present....Pages 147-153
The Role of the Obstetric Liaison Psychiatrist....Pages 155-157
The Effectiveness of a Ward-Based Nurse Counselling Service for Mastectomy Patients....Pages 159-166
The Future of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry....Pages 167-172
Prevalence of Psychosomatic Illness in Greece: Two Nation-Wide Cross-Sectional Studies in 1978–79 and 1984....Pages 173-178
Epidemiological Study of the Relationship between Psychological Problems and Somatic Factors in the Pre-School Children....Pages 179-182
Stress and Cardiac Mortality: Evidence from Earthquakes in Greece....Pages 183-188
Gonadal Hormones and Heart Rate as an Acute Emotional Stress Response....Pages 189-195
Autonomic Reactivity and Stress in Adolescent Athletes....Pages 197-201
Psychosocial Stress and Psychosomatic Reactions....Pages 203-208
Psychoneuroendocrine Testing: Strategy and Attitude....Pages 209-215
Psychoendocrinology of Hyperprolactinemia....Pages 217-224
Typical Competitive Mental Attitude in Microprolactinomas: Comparison with the Functional Hyperprolactinaemia....Pages 225-233
Gender-Related Psychoendocrine Coping Mechanisms of Back Pain Patients....Pages 235-238
Chronic Low Back Pain: A Psychiatric Assessment of 72 Patients....Pages 239-241
Psychosomatic Issues in Chronic Pain Syndromes....Pages 243-249
Extent of Coronary Disease in Patients with Atypical Chest Pain; Are Psychological Variables Helpful?....Pages 251-259
Clinical and Personality Contributors to Alexithymia in Neurotic Patients....Pages 261-264
Somatization as a Transcultural Problem....Pages 265-268
Psychiatric Disorders and Differences in Muscular Pattern....Pages 269-273
Longitudinal Studies of Sleep and Hormonal Secretion in Male Anorectic Patients: Preliminary Observations....Pages 275-281
The Bulimic Obese: Treatment Response and Long Term Outcome....Pages 283-288
An Investigation into the Effects of Respiratory Feedback (RFB) on Blood Pressure and General Status in Essential Hypertension....Pages 289-293
The Concept that Psychological Factors are Important in the Pathogenesis of Arterial Hypertension May Affect Adversely Patient Compliance....Pages 295-297
Psychological Factors in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 299-306
Effect of Relaxation Therapy on the Control of Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 307-313
A Longitudinal Psychosomatic Study of Patients with Vertigo....Pages 315-323
Psychosocial Factors in Bronchial Asthma and Allergy in Childhood: A Prospective Study....Pages 325-331
Is the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Really “Psychosomatic”?....Pages 333-336
Psychosomatic Tradition in Cancer from Antiquity till the End of the Nineteenth Century....Pages 337-340
Cancer Prevention: A Multi-Dimensional Model....Pages 341-348
The Relevance of Tissue Characterization in Brain C.A.T. Scans to Psychosomatic Diagnosis....Pages 349-353
Current Psychosomatic Research....Pages 355-359
Cognitive Aspects of Psychosomatic Education....Pages 361-371
Back Matter....Pages 373-380
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