Psychodynamics in medically ill patients

Harvard Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 389-397

  Nash, Sara Siris ^a   Kent, Laura K ^a   Muskin, Philip R ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Medically ill patients; Psychodynamics; Psychosomatic medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIQUITY; CONSULTATION; CONVERSION DISORDER; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOMATICS; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CONVERSION DISORDER; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 72049091785     PISSN: 10673229     EISSN: 14657309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10673220903465726     Document Type: Review

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