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Psychotherapeutic methods in gastroenterology

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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The internist should give more attention to the psychosomatic aspect of his speciality. He should have a better knowledge and appreciation of the methods of recognition and treatment of these functional behavior disorders and should then excel in psychotherapeutic ability because of his superior knowledge of physiology, bio-chemistry and clinical medicine. A short outline of the procedures which have been found of value in psychotherapy is given as a working basis.

Psychiatric study and literature has been a confusion of metaphysical and highly theoretical hypotheses which has bewildered the psychiatrists themselves (18). This has retarded the use of good psychotherapy by other medical men.

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  1. From Department of Internal Medicine, Harper Hospital, Detroit

    Bruce C. Lockwood M. D.

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Lockwood, B.C. Psychotherapeutic methods in gastroenterology. Jour. D. D. 14, 113–116 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001076

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