medicine, psychosomatic

Explores the relationship between emotions, attitudes, and personality traits to physical health and offers advice on how to develop a more intuitive spirit and recognize problems before they can manifest as physical ailments.

Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of psychosomatic disorders, as well as alternative therapies.

Explains the types of psychosomatic disorders and their treaments.

Presents the systems model for treating anorexia nervosa, which examines the role of the interaction between the anorexic individual and his or her family members in the disorder's development and maintenance, describing the steps of treatment and providing case studies.

Examines the effects stress has on human health, summarizing the latest scientific findings about the role stress and emotional makeup play in diseases such as diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer, and arthritis.

Explores the history of belief in the connection between the mind and body as it relates to the healing of physical and mental ailments, from ancient times into the early twenty-first century,using case studies and stories to examine six recurring "narratives" about mind-body healing.

Examines how the body and mind hold on to painful episodes from the past triggering physical, emotional, and psychological patterns that can be destructive later in life such as persistent anger, mood swings, headaches, muscle tension, and fatigue.