Psychosomatic Medicine. Principles and Application

The name of Franz Alexander (1891-1964), an American psychoanalyst of Hungarian origin, is well-known around the world. He is recognized as one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine (psychosomatics). His works played a decisive role in acknowledging emotional tension as a significant factor in the onset and development of somatic diseases. This work "Psychosomatic Medicine" is central to F. Alexander's oeuvre. It summarizes the experience of the tumultuous development of psychosomatics in the first half of the 20th century and presents the methodology of a new, psychoanalytic approach to understanding and treating diseases.