Depression deconstruction lessons from psychosomatic research

Depression deconstruction lessons from psychosomatic research

Depression deconstruction lessons from psychosomatic research.

Psychosomatic Research

The bulk of this book is made up of a collection of papers from the Second Medical Service, Wilhelmina Gasthius, Amsterdam, which were published in various scientific journals between 1956 and 1960; and this fact might diminish the reader's interest. It would be a pity if so, for they have been edited and arranged and added to, in such a way as to give a most stimulating account of the developm...

Grand Challenges in Psychosomatic Research

The link between emotion and disease has long fascinated mankind. Famous seventeen century British physician, Thomas Willis (1621–1675) saw diabetes as a consequence of sadness or long sorrow (Willis, 1971). Though better known for describing what eventually became known as the " Circle of Willis " , he provided a fairly comprehensive description of the role of nervous system in disease (Encycl...

Depression and Immunity: a Psychosomatic Unit.

BACKGROUND The effects of depression on the immune system are well known. Recently, depression as a consequence of an immune disorder has received increased research attention. Here, we test the hypothesis that the depression-immunity association is a buffer zone between external stimuli, defence mechanisms, and intrinsic determinants. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Five hundred and forty-nine patients...