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Auteur(s) : O'Sullivan, Suzanne
Titre(s) : Is it all in your head? [Texte imprimé] : true stories of imaginary illness / Suzanne O'Sullivan,...
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Other press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (291 p.) ; 21 cm
Note(s) : First softcover edition 2018. - First published in the United Kingdom by Chatto &
Windus, 2015
It's happened to all of us: our cheeks flush red when we say the wrong thing, or our
hearts skip a beat when a certain someone walks by. But few of us realize how much
more dramatic and extreme our bodies' reactions to emotions can be. Many people who
see their doctor have medically unexplained symptoms, and in the vast majority of
these cases, a psychosomatic cause is suspected. And yet, the diagnosis of a psychosomatic
disorder can make a patient feel dismissed as a hypochondriac, a faker, or just plain
crazy. Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan, MD, takes us on a journey through the world
of psychosomatic illness, where we meet patients such as Rachel, a promising young
dancer now housebound by chronic fatigue syndrome, and Mary, whose memory loss may
be her mind's way of protecting her from remembering her husband's abuse. O'Sullivan
reveals the hidden stresses behind their mysterious symptoms, approaching a sensitive
topic with patience and understanding. She addresses the taboos surrounding psychosomatic
disorders, teaching us that "it's all in your head" doesn't mean that something isn't
real, as the body is often the stand-in for the mind when the latter doesn't possess
the tools to put words to its sorrow. She encourages us to look with compassion at
the ways in which our brains act out, and to question our failure to credit the intimate
connection between mind and body
Sujet(s) : Médecine psychosomatique
Psychophysiologie
Genre ou forme : Études de cas
Indice(s) Dewey :
616.08 (23e éd.) = Médecine psychosomatique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781590517956. - ISBN 1590517954. - ISBN 9781590519493 (br.). - ISBN 1590519493.
- ISBN 9781590517963 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46633722x
Notice n° :
FRBNF46633722
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Table des matières : Tears ; Pauline ; Matthew ; Shahina ; Yvonne ; Alice ; Rachel ; Camilla ;
Laughter
