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Psychological elements of gastrointestinal disorders
pp. 1-13
Abstract
The association of symptoms with an identifiable ("organic") lesion presumed to be the result of psychological factors is called psychosomatic disease. Symptoms for which no anatomical basis can be discovered, occurring in a setting of emotional stress, are conventionally described as psychofunctional or psychophysiological.
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Fann William E., Karacan Ismet, Pokorny Alex D., Williams Robert L (1982) Phenomenology and treatment of psychophysiological disorders. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 1-13
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-7289-9_1
Full citation:
Bachrach William H. (1982) „Psychological elements of gastrointestinal disorders“, In: W. E. Fann, I. Karacan, A. D. Pokorny & R.L. Williams (eds.), Phenomenology and treatment of psychophysiological disorders, Dordrecht, Springer, 1–13.