Synopsis of Psychosomatic Diagnosis and Treatment

St. Louis: Mosby, 1948. Limp dark green polished cloth octavo; 501 pages illustrations, bibliographical references (pages 434-460). Quite fine with previous owner name in pencil and minor soiling to rear board. A remarkably bright, crisp copy. No jacket. Hardcover.

"Dr. Helen Flanders Dunbar (1902–1959) was a significant figure in the fields of psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. She was one of the first researchers to study the impact of emotions on physical health and is often credited with helping to establish the field of psychosomatic medicine, which explores the relationship between mind and body in terms of health and disease. Born into a family of academics, Dunbar was a multitalented scholar who completed degrees in theology, philosophy, medicine, and psychiatry. She obtained her medical degree from Yale University, where she also studied psychiatry. Additionally, she held a degree in theology from Union Theological Seminary and a PhD in philosophy from Columbia University. Dunbar is perhaps best known for her work "Emotions and Bodily Changes: A Survey of Literature on Psychosomatic Interrelationships," which was first published in 1935. In this work, she reviewed a vast body of medical and psychological literature to illustrate the connection between emotional states and physical health. This was a groundbreaking idea at the time and has since become a fundamental concept in health psychology and behavioral medicine. She also founded the American Psychosomatic Society in 1942 and served as its first president. Dunbar's pioneering work has had a lasting impact on how we understand and treat both mental and physical health conditions."

Psychosomatic Medicine Médecine psychosomatique. Medicine, Psychosomatic. Psychosomatik Psychosomatik. Class Descriptors: LC: RC48; Dewey: 616.8; NLC: RC 48; NLM: WM 90 Responsibility: by Flanders Dunbar, with the assistance of Jacob Arlow [and others]. Document Type: