Meet the editor

Ignacio Jáuregui-Lobera MD, PsyD, MSc is Director of the Behavioral Science Institute (Seville, Spain) and Associate Professor at Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain). He is the director of the postgraduate course in Eating Disorders and Obesity at the same university. Dr. Jáuregui-Lobera developed his career as a psychiatrist, family practitioner, and psychologist, working in the field of eating disorders and obesity since 1993.

He is author of several books and book chapters and more than 100 scientific articles. He is Academician of the Royal Academies of Medicine in Seville and Valladolid (Spain) and an editorial board member for several International Journals.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Imre Lázár*

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

in Germany

*and Hubertus Himmerich*

*by Anne Iris Miriam Anders*

Psychological, and Social Aspects

Psychosomatic Medicine and Palliative Care *by Manuel Mejías-Estévez, Rocio Dominguez Álvarez* 

A Systematic Review of the Literature *by Orla McDevitt-Petrovic and Karen Kirby*

*and Ignacio Jáuregui-Lobera*

*and Ignacio Jauregi Lobera*

**Preface III**

Psychosomatic Medicine **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 29**

Organic Diseases and Psychosomatic Approach **47**

**Chapter 3 49**

**Chapter 4 73**

Psychopathology **93**

**Chapter 5 95**

**Chapter 6 121**

Assessing the Effectiveness of Brief and Low Intensity Psychological Interventions for Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Health Anxiety:

Psychosomatic Inpatient Rehabilitation for People with Depression

*by Ralf F. Tauber, Carola Nisch, Mutahira M. Qureshi, Olivia Patsalos* 

The Network Paradigm: New Niches for Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychological and Societal Implications of Projecting the Shadow

Psychosomatic Approach to Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Medical,

*by José Vicente Martínez-Quiñones, Mar Martínez Gamarra* 

on the Feminine in Tibetan Buddhist Contexts

## Contents

*and Hubertus Himmerich*



Preface

Psychosomatic medicine has many definitions. It is accepted as a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework aimed at assessing psychological factors related with individual vulnerability and how these elements influence the course and outcome of illnesses. An integral perspective (biopsychosocial) of clinical practices and a whole vision of psychotherapies make a better contribution to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of medical diseases. Psychosomatic medicine is considered as a way to practice medicine, a field that includes specific pathologies (and not others) and, more recently, a whole perspective of human suffering.

This book is divided into three sections. The first, "Psychosomatic Medicine," addresses some general topics and includes two chapters by Prof. Lázár Imre ("The Network Paradigm: New Niches for Psychosomatic Medicine") and Dr. Anders Anne Iris Miriam ("Psychological and Societal Implications of Projecting the Shadow on the Feminine in Tibetan Buddhist Contexts"). The second section, "Organic Diseases and Psychosomatic Approach," includes chapters on "Fibromyalgia Syndrome" (Dr. Martínez-Quiñones et al.) and "Palliative Care" (Dr. Mejías et al.) The third section focuses on different psychopathologies from a psychosomatic point of view. The two first chapters in this section highlight some topics on anxiety and depression. Orla McDevitt-Petrovic and Karen Kirby focus their chapter on "Health Anxiety," and Ralph F. Tauber et al. develop their chapter on "Psychosomatic Rehabilitation for Depression." A third chapter by I. Jáuregui-Lobera and M. Montes-Martinez focuses on "Emotional Eating and Obesity." Finally, there are two chapters devoted to "Traumatic Stress Disorders,"

This book is the result of international contributors from China, Germany, Hungary, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United States. We thank all authors for their chapters, which undoubtedly will contribute to improving knowledge in

We would also like to thank IntechOpen, specifically Ms. Sandra Bakic and

**Ignacio Jáuregui-Lobera** Pablo de Olavide University,

Sevilla, Spain

by Yuanyuan Li et al. and Dr. Margaret Trey.

the field of modern psychosomatic medicine.

Ms. Mia Vulovic, for making this scientific book possible.
