The Emergence of the Psychosomatic Approach in Illness as Seen in "The Family", 1920 Through 1949
Abstract
The tendency to give greater consideration to the emotional factors involved in illness has been noted by the writer in conversations with other social workers, psychiatric literature, contacts with psychiatric social workers subsequent to clinic referrals and in general readings. Research undertaken revealed that this tendency is indicative of the development of a challenging chapter in medicine, the fundamental idea of which was formulated by Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, when he said, "In order to cure the human body, it is necessary to have a knowledge of the whole of things." The ultimate conclusions of this new era will be drawn not from medicine alone but from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, industry and economics, law, philosophy and the social sciences. The purpose of this phase of the writer’s study was to form an acquaintance with the fundamental principles of physical-mental relationships as a preparatory step to the analysis of the aforementioned trend, namely, an appreciation of the social significance of psychosomatic interrelationships.
Subject Area
Mental health|Individual & family studies|Social work
Recommended Citation
McCarthy, Geraldine Elizabeth, "The Emergence of the Psychosomatic Approach in Illness as Seen in "The Family", 1920 Through 1949" (1952). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30509619.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30509619
