When the Body Speaks Its Mind
A Psychiatrist Probes the Mysteries of Hypochondria and Munchausen's Syndrome
by Berney Goodman
ISBN: 0874777585
ISBN-13: 9780874777581
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Drawing on anecdotes from more than three decades of practice and the latest medical and psychiatric research, the former director of the Mount Sinai Hospital Psych-Med Unit explores the complex mind/body relationship and stress-related disorders.
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