Applying Psychoanalysis in Medical Care

In: IPA in the Community Ser.

Abstract

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Series Foreword -- IPA in Health Committee -- Introduction -- 1. An incentive to use psychoanalytic psychosomatics in everyday medicine -- 2. At a Crossroads: The Psychoanalytic Model and the Medical Model -- 3. On Becoming a Parent: When the Psychoanalyst Meets the Front-Line Professionals Involved in the Perinatal Period -- 4. Cruel Fate -- 5. Day Hospital Intensive Care for Patients with Eating Disorders -- 6. Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: An Interdisciplinary Approach -- 7. Psychoanalysis and Psycho-oncology: How Each Specialty Enriches the Other -- 8. Psychodynamic Contributions to Palliative Care Patients and their Family Members -- 9. How a Lack of Human Connection May Lead to Dehumanization and Addiction -- 10. Psychoanalytic Approaches to the Skin Patient -- 11. The Balint Group: The Arc of the Enduring Bridge between Psychoanalysis and Medicine -- Index.