Abstract
Psychosomatic medicine needs a theoretical model for clinical tasks and for research. To start from Freud's psychoanalytic theory (conversion and anxiety neurosis) and Alexander's model of the 'vegative neurosis' a system theory concept of the bio-psychosocial model (Lipowski) is presented and discussed critically. Instead of further investigation on the problem of 'unity', or on monistic or dualistic views of the mind-body problem, we propose a new theoretical approach. If we focus our interest on nodal points of the bio-psychosocial network we can learn more about somatic-psychosocial interaction and can develop practical consequences for research and clinical issues.
| Translated title of the contribution | Bio-psychosocial model as junctions in network |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 293-299 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nervenarzt |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Neurology
