Primitive Bodily Communications in Psychotherapy : Embodied Expressions of a Disembodied Psyche

because they point to the beginnings of psychological development, to primary ways of being and relating, as well as to enduring aspects of ourselves.The contributors explore the topic of primitive bodily communications in the context of intellectual disability, eating disorders and bodily neglect, focusing on the communicative aspect of bodily expressions within the therapeutic relationship. A wide spectrum of clinical cases illustrates how these patients can reach a state of better physical and emotional containment and, when possible, of verbal communication. [Publisher's text]

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