Psychosomatic Medicine and the Rorschach Test

Índice:

Part One: Theoretical Issues.

1. Introduction: The Psychosomatic Question.
2. Diagnostic Aspects of Psychosomatic Disorders.
3. Rorschach and Psychosomatics.
4. Rorschach and Alexithymia.
5. Rorschach and Cancer.
6. Rorschach, Chronic Pain and other Somatic Disorders.
7. Conclusions.

Part Two: Clinical Issues.

• Case 1: Alexithymia in Medical Disease with Somatization Symptoms.
• Case 2: Alexithymia in Pain Disorder with Psychiatric Comorbidity.
• Case 3: Psychological Adjustment to Surgery for Life-Threatening Disease.
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
• Breast Cancer.
• Somatization Disorder.

Appendix: Descriptive Statistics for Alexithymic Medical Patients.