Disorders of Affect Regulation: Alexithymia in Medical and Psychiatric Illness [Hardcover]

Graeme J. Taylor (Author), R. Michael Bagby (Author), James D. A. Parker (Author), James Grotstein (Foreword)

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Publication Date: February 28, 1997 | ISBN-10: 052145610X | ISBN-13: 978-0521456104 | Edition: 1

This work provides an entirely new perspective on emotional influences on mental and physical health. The authors present current thinking on the development and regulation of emotions and argue that several common but difficult to treat psychiatric illnesses, including drug addictions, eating disorders, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorders, are a consequence of an individual's inability to regulate distressing emotions through mental processes. They also advance a model in which dysregulated emotions may alter other bodily systems and thereby contribute to the development of physical illnesses and diseases. The book is generously illustrated throughout with clinical vignettes and provides descriptions of innovative therapeutic approaches. This volume will become a valuable and stimulating reference for clinicians and researchers alike.

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"Extremely well presented...This book is provocative and thorough...The reference materials and indexes are excellent." Journal of the American Medical Association

"I view this book as a "must" for people interested in alexithymia and emotion regulation, and a "probably should have" for those interested in contemporary models of how emotions influence health." Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Book Description

An entirely new perspective on how emotions influence mental and physical health. The authors present recent thinking about the development and regulation of emotions, and argue for a model in which several common but difficult to treat psychiatric and physical illnesses are a consequence of an inability to consciously regulate distressing emotions. Generously illustrated throughout with clinical vignettes and including descriptions of innovative therapeutic approaches, this book offers both a stimulating and practical reference.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 378 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052145610X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521456104
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,939,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Disorders of Affect Regulation: Alexithymia in Medical and Psychiatric Illness (Paperback)

I am a graduate student in physics but I have taken a number of courses in psychology. Although these credentials may not qualify me to give a formal review of the said book, I think I am entitled to offer a decent opinion. The book, like many science oriented books, tends to focus on studies and correlations a lot. This is very interesting for a scientist, but even a scientist likes to know about the phenomenological aspects of topics. The book can get a little "thick" at times, but it did shed light on a number of topics I had previously studied. I thought it was done pretty well.