It appears that in some people, falling ill has the function of commemorating, eg the death of
a beloved person or their own wedding anniversary or that of one of their children. One of …

A description of the history of psychodermatology and of the three phases of research
conceptualization – the anecdotal phase, the methodological phase, and the present integrative …

During the last fifteen years I have had the privilege of co-operating regularly with dermatologists,
psychoanalysts and psychologists from the University of Amsterdam and this co-opera-…

There are two aspects of the menopause which researchers have studied — the somatic or
biological and the environmental, which is either organic or cultural. This cultural imposition …

About fifteen years ago Prof. Dr. JR Prakken appointed me as consultant for psychosomatic
medicine in his dermatological department at the University of Amsterdam. I became a …

… Musaph H: Discussion, in The Role of Aggression in Human Pathology. Edited by Musaph
H, Mettrop PJG. Basel, Karger, 1972 58. Reiser MF: Theoretical considerations of the role of …

Anniversary reaction is a somatic or mental illness that can occur near a date which is
emotionally important to traumatized persons. Usually, the person thus affected makes no …

The peri-menopause is emerging more and more as a subject for study by the doctor, the
psychologist, the social worker, the gerontologist, the clinical chemist, the public health …

To understand the psychological disturbances of the 2nd generation of war victims, the
delayed psychopathological sequels of the 1st generation are described. These psychological …

The international literature about the psychiatric aspects in the peri-menopause is uniform
in its conclusion: there does not exist a specific psychiatric disorder during this period of a …