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DELAYED PSYCHOSOMATIC SKIN DISORDERS IN SURVIVORS OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS
Author(s) -
SHA JACOB
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1970.tb15737.x
Subject(s) - psychodynamics , emotional stress , medicine , mechanism (biology) , posttraumatic stress , dermatology , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , philosophy , epistemology
SUMMARY The delayed appearance of psychosomatic skin disorders in survivors of concentration camps as a reaction to traumatic emotional experiences has been discussed. This phenomenon bas been studied in 105 patients and illustrated by means of a case study, and the underlying psychodynamics have been analysed. The mechanism of the delayed reaction has been discussed In terms of stress and conflict and their interaction.