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PeterW
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 Posted - 04/21/2007 : 07:36:58
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Hi all,
I was surprised to find this article browsing my local paper this past week. About a local psychiatrist who is using an emotional approach to helping people with medically unexplainable physical symptoms. I know this is preaching to the choir, but thought I'd share.
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"One in six local emergency room visits and one in 12 hospital stays in metro Halifax are due to medically unexplained symptoms, says Dr. Allan Abbass, a Halifax psychiatrist.
He leads a small group of Halifax health professionals who have shown real success in treating stress and anxiety that underlie many debilitating physical symptoms.
Patients aren’t making up their pain or other complaints, which include ulcers, chronic fatigue, headaches and even psoriasis, he said, adding that doctors must treat symptoms and search for a cause. But many could find answers without surgery, drugs or costly tests by examining their feelings and the way emotions affect their bodies, Dr. Abbass said in a recent interview."
"His method of treatment, called intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, begins with a simple interview and targets the physiology of emotion.
The body has a natural response to various emotions, and when it’s allowed to respond normally, a person usually experiences no ill effects. It’s when emotions come into conflict with one another or a person stifles his physical response to feelings that problems arise.
Dr. Abbass takes cues from the person’s body and tries to draw out the feelings associated with physical complaints when he interviews potential patients."
It doesn't say whether he's familiar with Sarno/TMS, but sounds very compatible.
The whole article:
http://www.herald.ns.ca/Search/641628.html |
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sensei adam rostocki
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2007 : 09:18:12
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I really can't say that I am too surprised. Even doctors are starting to realize that something is amiss in the healthcare system. There is just no denying the positive results many mind/body professionals are achieving daily. I predict a slow and bumpy road, but a road leading to change, nonetheless.
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/21/2007 : 09:20:49
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That's great to hear. Thanks for that, Peter.
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