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Psychosomatic Medicine

An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting

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Editors:
  1. Kurt Fritzsche

    1. Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  2. Susan H. McDaniel

    1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA

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  3. Michael Wirsching

    1. Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  • Written for physicians and full of practical knowledge
  • Uniquely global perspective makes book useful across cultures
  • Contains Case Studies and Practical Tips
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Psychosomatic Medicine in Primary Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What is Psychosomatic Medicine?

      • Kurt Fritzsche
      Pages 3-9

    3. Psychosomatic Medicine in Primary Care

      • Kurt Fritzsche
      Pages 11-12

    4. Objectives of Training in Psychosomatic Medicine in Primary Care

      • Kurt Fritzsche
      Pages 13-14

    5. Traditional Medicine and Psychosomatic Medicine

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Catherine Abbo, Hamid Afshar Zanjani, Farzad Goli
      Pages 15-21

  3. The First Contact—Basic Interventions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. The Doctor–Patient Relationship

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Catherine Abbo, Gertrud Frahm
      Pages 25-31

    3. Doctor–Patient Communication

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Axel Schweickhardt, Gertrud Frahm, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Hamid Afshar Zanjani, Farzad Goli et al.
      Pages 33-49

    4. Family Medicine

      • Werner Geigges, Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel, Xudong Zhao, Catherine Abbo, Gertrud Frahm et al.
      Pages 51-64

    5. Balint Group

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Frank Kuan-Yu Chen, Wei Jing, Gertrud Frahm
      Pages 65-72

  4. Recognition and Treatment of Most Common Clinical Presentations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Depressive Disorders

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Wei Jing, Frank Kuan-Yu Chen, Kim Viet Nguyen, Van Tuan Nguyen et al.
      Pages 75-94

    3. Anxiety Disorders

      • Kurt Fritzsche
      Pages 95-110

    4. Somatoform Disorders

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Kim Viet Nguyen, Van Tuan Nguyen, Catherine Abbo, Gertrud Frahm et al.
      Pages 111-129

    5. Psycho-Oncology

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Gertrud Frahm, Hamid Afshar Zanjani, Farzad Goli, Farzad Goli
      Pages 131-144

    6. Psycho-Cardiology

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Gertrud Frahm, Hamid Afshar Zanjani, Farzad Goli, Farzad Goli et al.
      Pages 145-153

    7. Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Catherine Abbo, Gertrud Frahm, Frank Kuan-Yu Chen
      Pages 155-166

    8. Addiction

      • Kurt Fritzsche, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Axel Schweickhardt, Catherine Abbo, Gertrud Frahm, Frank Kuan-Yu Chen et al.
      Pages 167-178

  5. Developing Psychosomatic Medicine in International Settings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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About this book

Psychosocial problems appear within a medical context worldwide, and are a major burden to health. Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting takes a uniquely global approach in laying the foundations of bio psychosocial basic care (such as recognizing psychosocial and psychosomatic problems, basic counseling and collaboration with mental health specialists) and provides relevant information about the most common mental and psychosomatic problems and disorders. The scope of the book is intercultural—it addresses global cultures, subcultures living in a single country and strengthening the care given by physicians working abroad.

This clinically useful book outlines best practices for diagnosing the most common bio psychosocial problems and mastering the most common communication challenges (e.g. doctor-patient conversation, breaking bad news, dealing with difficult patients, family and health systems communication and collaboration). Every chapter integrates basic theoretical background and practical skills and includes trans-culturally sensitive material, important for work with patients from different cultures. Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting serves as an excellent resource for clinicians hoping to gain and develop knowledge and skills in psychosomatic medicine.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Kurt Fritzsche, Michael Wirsching

  • Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA

    Susan H. McDaniel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Psychosomatic Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting

  • Editors: Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel, Michael Wirsching

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4305-0

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1022-5

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 207

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Primary Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry

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