Bodily aspects of mentalization: A therapeutic focus in the treatment of patients with severe medically unexplained symptoms;Lichamelijke aspecten van mentalisatie; therapeutische focus bij ernstige onverklaarde lichamelijke klachten

Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Spaans, J A ^a,c   Veselka, L ^a   Luyten, P ^b   Buhring M E F ^a  

^a Kenniscentrum voor Psychosomatiek Eikenboom Altrecht   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Eikenboom Kenniscentrum Psychosomatiek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body mentalisation; Medically unexplained symptoms; Mentalisation; Unexplained physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 65349194448     PISSN: 03037339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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