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. 2000 May-Jun;62(3):299-303.
doi: 10.1097/00006842-200005000-00001.

A psychodynamic view of psychosomatic medicine

J C Nemiah  1
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A psychodynamic view of psychosomatic medicine

J C Nemiah. Psychosom Med. 2000 May-Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this article is to assess the relevance of psychodynamic observations and theory for psychosomatic medicine.

Methods: The evolution of the psychodynamic formulation of psychosomatic symptom formation is described in a brief historical review.

Results: There are two distinctly different pathways along which stress-induced psychological arousal is transformed into somatic symptoms.

Conclusions: Psychodynamic observations and theory have important implications for psychosomatic research and treatment.

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