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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450867403321

Autore

Woolfolk Robert L

Titolo

Treating somatization [[electronic resource] ] : a cognitive-behavioral approach / / Robert L. Woolfolk, Lesley A. Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12367-6

9786611123673

1-59385-631-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AllenLesley A

Disciplina

616.85/24

Soggetti

Cognitive therapy

Medicine, Psychosomatic

Somatic symptom disorder

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-218) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Somatization: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment -- Affective cognitive-behavioral therapy for somatization: rationale and overview -- Assessment -- The context of therapy -- Behavioral interventions -- Working with cognitions and emotions -- Interpersonal methods -- Assorted clinical topics.

Sommario/riassunto

This lucidly written guide presents an innovative approach for treating somatization disorder and related problems, such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The authors' program integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques with strategies to build emotional self-awareness and interventions to help patients understand and alter their illness behavior. Systematic yet flexible, it is supported by controlled clinical research. The book reviews the conceptual underpinnings of the approach, discusses its ongoing testing and refinement, and offers clear-cu