Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Persistent Somatic Symptoms and Somatic Symptom Disorder

by Maria Kleinstäuber, Petra Thomas, Michael Witthöft, Wolfgang Hiller

Overview

Organized - easy to implement - clearly structured

This therapy manual offers a practical introduction to a scientifically evaluated, cognitive-behavioral therapy concept for patients with somatoform complaints.

Every 5th patient in Germany suffers from organic complaints without a cause ever being found. The odyssey from doctor to doctor often ends in the recommendation to "see a psychotherapist now".

Treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy is above all a way out of the jungle of diagnostics and incorrect therapies. The patient feels taken seriously. The manual attaches great importance to practical instructions. Due to the modular structure, the preparation and implementation of sessions is clear and unambiguous for the therapist.

A guide in 7 individual modules including working materials for practical printing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783662697252
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	09/04/2025
Edition description:	2024
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Maria Kleinstäuber, University of Mainz. Dipl.-Psych. Petra Thomas, Bethesda Spital AG Basel (Switzerland). Dr. Michael Witthöft, University of Mainz. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hiller, University of Mainz.

Table of Contents

Unexplained body complaints and somatoform disorders.- Disorder theories, models and concepts of unexplained body complaints and somatoform disorders.- Therapy approaches for unexplained body complaints and somatoform disorders.- Cognitive-behavioral individual therapy concept for patients with unexplained body complaints: Basics and initial phase.- Cognitive-behavioral individual therapy concept for patients with unexplained body complaints: Therapeutic phase.- Evaluation of the individual therapy concept.