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Psychosomatics, the lived body, and anthropological medicine
concerning a case of atopic dermatitis
pp. 139-154
Abstract
The modern medical practitioner attempts to account for the various aspects of illness by considering them all together and, in doing so, adopts a biopsychosocial approach. As a general medical orientation, psychosomatic medicine finds its main purpose in pursuing such an approach.
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Published in:
Leder Drew (1992) The body in medical thought and practice. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 139-154
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-7924-7_9
Full citation:
Northoff Georg, Schwartz Michael Alan, Schwartz Michael A., Wiggins Osborne P (1992) „Psychosomatics, the lived body, and anthropological medicine: concerning a case of atopic dermatitis“, In: D. Leder (ed.), The body in medical thought and practice, Dordrecht, Springer, 139–154.