Psycho-Somatic Disorder Reconsidered

Human Nature ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 160-164
Author(s):  
D.W. Winnicott
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Disorder

scholarly journals Anorexia Nervosa: A Somatic Disorder

BMJ ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 2 (5090) ◽  
pp. 190-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Somatic Disorder

Physiotherapy and Human Relations

2016 ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Donald W. Winnicott
Keyword(s):  
Early Development ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Somatic Disorder ◽  
Somatic Disorders ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper on psycho-somatic disorders, Winnicott begins by acknowledging the vastness of the subject. Psycho-somatic disorder merges into the universal problem of the healthy interaction between the psyche and the soma—that is, between the personality of an individual and the body in which the person lives. The relationship between body and mind, role of early development and stages of emotional development are also discussed.

The Role of Psychological Process in a Somatic Disorder: Multiple Sclerosis

1970 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANFORD MEYEROWITZ ◽  
GEORGE L. ENGEL ◽  
VARDA MEI-TAL
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Psychological Process ◽  
Somatic Disorder

Attachment as a Component of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 645-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Niederhofer
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Somatic Disorder ◽  
Genetic Interpretation ◽  
Parent Child

As Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-like symptoms may reflect a somatic disorder or interactional problems of the child and parents or have a genetic basis, the ADHD-like symptoms seem as important as a genetic interpretation. This holds also for therapeutic interventions. In the clinic, 101 children with ADHD-like symptoms were assessed. Attachment classification was based on responses to the Parent-Child Reunion Inventory. Of 79 insecurely attached patients, 72 presented ADHD-like symptoms, whereas only 5 of 22 securely attached showed such symptoms.

scholarly journals Relevance of Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale for Infants With Somatic Disorders: Comparison on One Matched Group of Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose-Angélique Belot ◽  
Margaux Bouteloup ◽  
André Mariage ◽  
Drina Candilis-huisman ◽  
Nicolas Mottet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Regulation ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Behavior Assessment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Somatic Disorder ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Somatic Disorders ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To compare the Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale results in two groups of infants with or without somatic disorder (N = 26).Method: The Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale was administered to two groups (clinical and control) of 13 infants each, aged from 5 to 18 weeks, matched 2 by 2 according to sex, age, rank among siblings, and parental socio-professional category. The first group includes infants with somatic disorder (clinical) and is matched with a second group of “healthy infants” (control).Results: Results indicate that the mean score of the control group is significantly higher than that of the clinical group. Most of the items are affected by the presence of a somatic disorder. Indeed, five out of the six categories present a statistically significant difference in favor of the control group, more specifically for the items “state regulation,” “motor system,” and “orientation/interaction.”Conclusion: This exploratory research enables a precise description of infants' difficulty in regulating excitations and the impact of somatic disorders on their development. This innovative knowledge will assist pediatricians and health professionals in the understanding of infants' characteristics to develop an adapted-care.

Additional Note on Psycho-Somatic Disorder

2016 ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
Donald W. Winnicott
Keyword(s):  
Female Patient ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
The Self ◽  
Additional Note ◽  
Somatic Disorder ◽  
Chronic Skin ◽  
Skin Conditions ◽  
The Mind

In this note, Winnicott recounts the session of a female patient in relation to the clinical picture of the obscure connection of chronic skin conditions to psychotic disorders of the mind. Depersonalization and the skin as the boundary of the self are also discussed.

Interest of admission clinical and paraclinical examinations for the detection of organic comorbidities in psychiatry

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S385-S385
Author(s):  
M. Turki ◽  
N. Halouani ◽  
N. Hamza ◽  
R. Naoui ◽  
I. Gassara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Somatic Disorder ◽  
Admission Data ◽  
Somatic Comorbidities ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Biological Tests ◽  
Skin Abnormalities ◽  
Somatic Disorders ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionSomatic comorbidities in patients with mental disorders have become an important issue. They complicate therapeutic management and aggravate the prognosis.ObjectivesOutline the nature of somatic disorders observed in psychiatry and assess the different interactions between psychiatric pathologies and organic diseases.MethodsWe conducted a descriptive retrospective study including 60 patients hospitalized in a psychiatry department during 2 years (2013 and 2014). We included patients having presented a somatic disorder at their admission. Data collection was based on psychiatric and clinical observations.ResultsAt the admission, somatic examination was abnormal in 53.3% of cases: skin abnormalities 28.3%; blood pressure abnormalities 8.3%. An abnormality of the initial biological tests has been reported in 51.7% of patients: leukocytosis 18.3%; liver test abnormalities 13.3%; hematologic abnormalities 8.3%. The electro-cardiograph was pathologic in 35% of cases. These anomalies have required advices from medical and surgical services: cardiology 33.3%; endocrinology 10%, orthopedics 10%. The relationship between somatic and psychiatric pathology was: a comorbidity: 55%; a side effect of psychotropic drug: 5%; an organic origin of the psychiatric disorder: 6.6% and a somatic disorder secondary to the psychiatric pathology: 10%. In the course of this investigation, 6.6% of patients were transferred urgently to a specialist department, the psychotropic treatment was stopped in 10% of cases, and a therapeutic adjustment was necessary in 6.6% of cases.ConclusionOur study confirms the importance of somatic assessment of patients with mental illnesses. This must be a systematic practice in order to detect in time patients at risk of somatic complications.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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