Psychosomatic illnessess can generally be considered as physical illnessses that
that are believed to be psychologically based; hance they are often referred to
as "psychophysiological" disorders. The task of of psychosomatic medicine is to
unravel the nature and mechanisms of behavior and psychosocial encounters that
may alter the development of the organism, its structure and its functions.
Maladaptive behaviors and lack of integration inthe interactions between an
indivdual and the environment lead to debilitating illnesses. These events
require careful scruntiny and analysis. The first-ever book devoted entirely to
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