TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosomatic symptoms as biomarkers
T2 - Transcending the psyche-soma dichotomy
AU - Neuman, Yair
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Following the advancement in understanding dynamical systems, the author presents a novel metaphor of psychosomatic symptoms as low-dimensional biomarkers. This metaphor, which transcends the old binary of psyche-soma, resonates with classical psychoanalytic concepts and with Matte-Blanco's idea of repetition as indicative of dimensionality reduction. The relevance of this metaphor for explanation, diagnosis, and treatment is illustrated through a case study of a male patient suffering from hyperprolactinemia. (Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 74[1], 63-77) Copyright @copy; 2010 The Menninger Foundation.
AB - Following the advancement in understanding dynamical systems, the author presents a novel metaphor of psychosomatic symptoms as low-dimensional biomarkers. This metaphor, which transcends the old binary of psyche-soma, resonates with classical psychoanalytic concepts and with Matte-Blanco's idea of repetition as indicative of dimensionality reduction. The relevance of this metaphor for explanation, diagnosis, and treatment is illustrated through a case study of a male patient suffering from hyperprolactinemia. (Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 74[1], 63-77) Copyright @copy; 2010 The Menninger Foundation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949667762&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1521/bumc.2010.74.1.63
DO - 10.1521/bumc.2010.74.1.63
M3 - Article
C2 - 20235624
AN - SCOPUS:77949667762
SN - 0025-9284
VL - 74
SP - 63
EP - 77
JO - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
JF - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
IS - 1
ER -