THE CONCEPT OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RHEUMATISM

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Article1 October 1941THE CONCEPT OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RHEUMATISMJAMES L. HALLIDAY, M.D.JAMES L. HALLIDAY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-4-666 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe results of psychological, particularly medical psychological investigation, pass through three stages of opposition, like a bill in Parliament. At the first reading they are said to be absolutely untrue; at the second reading, they are said to be abnormal and improper; at the third reading they are said to be trivialities well-known to everybody since the Flood.—DR. MAJOR GREENWOOD.How do we differentiate between "true fibrositis" and "psychoneurotic rheumatism"? Before attempting to answer this question it is wise to consider the meaning usually attached to each of these terms.DEFINITIONSFibrositis. This word stands for the idea that subjective...References HALLIDAY JL: Psychological factors in rheumatism, a preliminary study, Brit. Med. Jr., 1937, i, 213 and 264. The psychological approach to rheumatism, Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., 1938, xxxi, 167. The rising incidence of psycho-somatic illness, Brit. Med. Jr., 1938, ii, 11. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., 1937, 1938, xxi, 167. Report on the recent incidents of psycho-somatic illness, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar KRETSCHMER : Brit. Med. Jr., 1937, ii, 574. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Glasgow,*Received for publication May 27, 1941. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byStruggling to Meet the Bar: Occupational Progress Failure and Informal Leadership BehaviorThe question of symptom lateralization in conversion disorderLaterality in SomatizationFibromyalgiaAn historical perspective on low back pain and disabilityTHE ARGUMENTS ABOUT RSI: AN EXAMINATIONDevelopment of criteria for the diagnosis of fibrositisPsychosocial Status in Chronic IllnessA Psychosomatic Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Clinical Study of 100 Female PatientsThe Neurotic Arthralgia and Myalgia SyndromeHypochondriasis: A Clinical StudyA Clinical Study of a Group of Accident-prone WorkersDiscussion on Psychogenic RheumatismNeuromuscular and Joint Diseases and the Psychosomatic ApproachArthritis in the Mediterranean Theater of OperationsPsychosomatic Non-Articular RheumatismPsychogenic Rheumatism: The Musculoskeletal Expression of PsychoneurosisThe Management of Chronic Arthritis and other Rheumatic Diseases among Soldiers of the United States ArmyRheumatoid Arthritis: ReviewFibrositis and RealityCONCEPT OF A PSYCHOSOMATIC AFFECTION 1 October 1941Volume 15, Issue 4Page: 666-677KeywordsFibromyalgia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...