Psychosomatic Disorders in General Practice

1 Psychosomatic Groundwork.- 1.1 Historical Introduction.- 1.2 Psychosomatic Correlates.- 2 Psychosomatic Disorders.- 2.1 Disorders of the Respiratory Organs.- 2.2 Cardiovascular Disorders.- 2.3 Aspects of Eating Behaviour.- 2.4 Gastrointestinal Disorders.- 2.5 Disorders of the Endocrine System.- 2.6 Aspects of Allergy.- 2.7 Skin Diseases.- 2.8 Headache.- 2.9 The Sleepless Patient.- 2.10 Gynecological Disorders.- 2.11 Musculoskeletal Disorders.- 3 Psychoautonomic Syndromes.- 3.1 Basics.- 3.2 Pathogenetic Concepts.- 3.3 Triggering Factors and Personality Profile.- 3.4 Types of Decompensation.- 3.5 Treatment.- 4 Psychosexual Disorders.- 4.1 Basics.- 4.2 Pathogenic and Therapeutic Concepts.- 4.3 Forms of Treatment.- 4.4 Sexuality with Increasing Age.- 4.5 Personal Experience of the Consultation in Psychosexual Medicine.- 5 Psychological and Psychosomatic Aspects of Dentistry.- 5.1 Basics.- 5.2 The Significance of the Oral Region.- 5.3 Going to the Dentist.- 5.4 The Dentist-Patient Relationship.- 5.5 Psychological Aspects During Treatment.- 5.6 The Various Groups of Patients.- 5.7 Psychogenic Influences in the Maxillofacial Region.- 5.8 Loss of Teeth.- 5.9 The Dental Prosthesis.- 5.10 Conclusions.- 6 The Psychosomatic Patient After Onset of Middle Age.- 6.1 Crises in Middle Age.- 6.2 Psychosomatic Disorders.- 6.3 Treatment.- 7 The Cancer Patient with an Unfavourable Prognosis.- 7.1 Basics.- 7.2 Informing the Patient of the Diagnosis.- 7.3 Family Participation.- 7.4 Sociopsychosomatic Implications.- 8 Aspects of Anxiety.- 8.1 Basics.- 8.2 Psychopathology of Anxiety Syndromes.- 8.3 Anxiety Disorders as Defined by International Systems of Classification.- 8.4 The Different Origins of Anxiety.- 8.5 Coping with Anxiety.- 8.6 Treatment of the Anxiety Syndrome.- 9 Masked Depression.- 10 The Psychosomatic Approach to the Patient.- 10.1 Problems of the Psychosomatic Approach.- 10.2 Various Forms of Dialogue with the Patient.- 10.3 Function and Course of the Interview.- 10.4 Dialogue as an Aid to Therapy.- 10.5 Balint Groups.- 11 The Rudiments of Treatment.- 11.1 The Problems of Integrating Psychotherapeutic Principles Into General Medicine.- 11.2 Relationship Therapy.- 11.3 Methods of Treatment.- 12 Psychopharmacotherapy.- 12.1 Antidepressants.- 12.2 Neuroleptics.- 12.3 Tranquilizers.- 12.4 Concomitant Effects.- 12.5 Intoxication with Psychopharmaceuticals.- 12.6 When Psychopharmaceuticals are Indicated in Psychosomatic Illness.- 12.7 Chronic Pain.- 12.8 Suicidal Tendencies.- 12.9 Drug Abuse and the Suicidal Impulse.- 12.10 Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacotherapy.- References.