The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders | John E. Sarno

The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders | John E. Sarno | Comprehensive & compelling

books:

The Divided Mind: ...

	The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders John E. Sarno Harper Paperbacks, 2007 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 38 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

Review of The Divided Mind

This excellent book, which in the first portion summarizes the findings of John Sarno, unfortunately assumes having read one of his earlier books, The Mind-Body Prescription, which better tells the theory. Still, I think anyone reading it would benefit, though not nearly as much as someone who had read the earlier work. My comments refer to Sarno's own writing only. The work of the other authors in the text are worth reading and make a valuable contribution to the study of repressed emotions as a cause of illness, if not the only cause. Someone should write an account that attempts to balance Sarno's views with the structuralist position, which applies to pain other than that induced by repressed emotions. Still, Sarno's views seem to account better for pain overall than mainstream medical works, yet his views will probably be dismissed by most structuralists unwisely. Sarno's views relate to the psychological causes of pain while the structural position pertain only to anatomical ones--the mainstream view. Anyone with some psychological training might be greatly impressed by Sarno's theory and should work hard to balance it. Reading the books helped reduce some of my own pain of long standing.

for more information click here

Comprehensive & compelling

Having suffered pain from a 'slipped disc' in my neck which all but disappeared after reading the Mindbody Prescription, I was keen to read Dr. Sarno's new book. Effectively a polished & updated version of his theory & treatment, it also contains very useful chapters by other MDs working in this field - just having a slightly different perspective & new wording was extremely helpful. I'd highly recommend it to anyone with a therapeutic background - it seems slightly more pitched at this audience - but also to anyone still working on any TMS based pain.

Unexplained Pain, Explained.

If you have searched for answers to unexplained health problems then the latest Dr Sarno book is a MUST read! Dr Sarno's theories of our emotions being responsible for real pain are taken to another level as half of the book consists of TMS tales from other physicians. An orthopedist and a rheumatologist are among those who volunteer their experiences with patients who were suffering from debilitating pain that has no physical explanation. The search for a cure leads them to the exploration of Psychosomatic medicine and eventual cures for their patients.

Foe those unwilling to accept that the mind can be responsible for real pain, the rheumatologist offers this moment of clarity. "It strikes me curious that people will readily connect a feeling of embarassment with red cheeks or a feeling of nervousness with sweaty hands, but are unwilling to make a connection between anger and pain".

Read The Divided Mind and then read it again.

for more information click here

The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders

This will be a very short review but hopefully helpful. This book was actually a gift for my 87 year old mother-in-law. She is an avid reader and felt any age reader would enjoy this book. It addresses the mind and and the huge part it plays in the healing process. I will certainly read it when I get a chance.
Thank you
David Clardy

reviews: 1, 2, page 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

products you might be interested in