4th European Conference on Psychosomatic Research

J Psycho,omatlc Res 1959, Vol 4 pp 49to 51 Pergamon PressLtd

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m Northern

4th European Conference on Psychosomatlc

Ireland

Research

THE 4th European Conference on Psychosomatic Research took place m Hamburg from 21 to 25 April 1959, under the Presidency of Professor A JORES Approximately 100 Research Workers took part m the followmg programme

Tuesdav 21 Apt II, I959 Morntng Toprc

Sesszon

Chairman,

Prmclples

of Research

Dr

J BASTIAANS (Amsterdam)

m Psychosomatic

M PFLANZ (Glessen)-Psychopharmacology J T BARENDRECHT (Amsterdam)-Psychological B STOKVIS (Leyden)-Hypnosis. J GROEN (Jerusalem)-General principles A MITSCHERLICH (Heidelberg)-Psychoanalysis Afternoon

Sesszon

Chairman,

Prof

TH

v

Disorders testing

UEXKULL

(Glessen)

F ASKEVOLD (Oslo)-Methodological conslderatlons S BARTON HALL (Liverpool)-Psychosomatic methods m the recogmtlon of organic drsease E DEKIXR (Amsterdam)-Allergic and psychological test methods m patients with bronchial asthma A F MEYER and D VON ZERSSEN (Hamburg)-Idlopathlc hjrsutlsm Wedtzesdaj> 22 Aprd, 1959 Morntng

Sewon

Chairman,

Dr

GERDT WREThfARK

(Lmkopmg)

C RICCI (Llvorno)-The E C G m psychotic and psychoneurotlc patients, changes durmg and after neuropleglc and sedative therapy H BLIJHAM (Gronmgen)-Personal factors m sterlhty R PIERLOOT (Louvain)-Psychological factors and industrial absenteeism P L BROADHURST (London)-The place of animal psychology m the development of psychosomatic research A JORES (Hamburg)-Psychotherapy m psychosomatic disorders TOPIC

Constltutlon

m Psychosomatic

H FREYRERCER (Hamburg)-Introduction LINFORD REES (London)-Constltutlon H HOFF and E RINGEL (Vienna)-The In relation to modern psychosomatic After noon Semen R 0 G A R

Ghan-man,

Medicine and neurosis “Organmmderwertlgkelt” medicine

of Alfred Adler

A MITSCHERLICH (Heidelberg)

LAFORCUE

(Pans)-Psyche und konstltutlon m psychoanalytlschen slcht WISDOM (London)-The Concept of constltutlon LANGFELDT (Oslo)-The constltutlonal reaction types In chmcal experience J COPPEN (London)-Body build of male homosexuals H J WATSON (London)-Constltutlonal differences between two strams of rats with different behavloural charactenstlcs 49

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Thrsduy Motnztzg Sesszon Topzc

Training

Chairman

23 Aprzl, 1959

L VAN DER HORST (Amsterdam)

for Psychosomatic.

A JORES (Hamburg)-Introduction M BALINT (London) J BASTIAANS(Amsterdam) A E BAERWOLFF (Hamburg)-One training of general practitioners W GRODZICKI (Hamburg)-Problems J CREMERIUS(Munich)-Problems medicine to medical students

MedIcme

year’s

experience

m psychosomatic

group

and difficulties m psychosomatic trammg and dlfficultles m teaching psychosomatic

Ftzcla~l 24 Aprzl, 1959 Motnzng Sesvzon

Chairman,

DENIS LEIGH (London)

L VAN DER HORST (Amsterdam)-Constltutlon and experimental psychopathology F VAN REE (Amsterdam)-Predlctlon of syndromes under lysergic acid, (LSD-25) J PH THURING (Amsterdam)-Performance on some psychomotor tests under LSD-25 J T BARENDREGT(Amsterdam)-Performance on some objective tests under LSD-25 J E VAN LENNEP (Amsterdam)-Performance on some proJectlve tests under LSD-25 H E PELSER (Amsterdam)-Excretion of 17 hydrocortlcolds as an index of adrenal cortical function m patients with bronchial asthma and in healthy subjects S CANEVA (Vlcenza)-The problems of perceptlon B ACKNER (London)-Emotional aspects of hysterectomy (a follow-up study of fifty patients under the age of forty) R HELLMANN (Hamburg)-Psychic factors m obstetrics R WEST (Wolverhampton)-The place and recogmtlon of emotional factors m the etiology and treatment of chronic non-specific cohtls Aftetnootz Sesszon

Chairman,

L CHERTOK (Paris)

P SAINSBURY(Chlchestel)-Neurosis and psychosomatic disorders m out-patients of the social settmg and behavlour J M VAN DER VALK (Amsterdam)-Comparison of patients with bronchial asthma, coronary occlusions and healthy subjects H Krrs VAN HEYNINCEN (Amsterdam)-Some notes of the biographical anamnesls of patients with coronary occlusions M R VAN ALPHEN DER VEER AND P J WILLEMS (Elndhoven)-Psychosomatic mvestlgatlons on patients with heart complamts, respectively on a physical and non-physical basl\ E ROTTINI (Perugla) AND F ANTONELLI (Rome)-A ca$e of psychogenic hnsutlsm H G MAN~HEY (Hamburg)-Psychoanalysis of myxoedema (a case report) A STENBACK (Helsinki)-Hypochondria m duodenal ulcer L VAN DER HORST (Amsterdam)-Psychosomatic medicine and phenomenologlcal anthropology M MITSCHERLICH (Dusseldorf)-The psychic state of patients suffering from Parkmsomsm

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On 24 and 25 April open meetings Umverslty of Hamburg The followmg

lectures

Die wlssenschafthchen

for students

and practitioners

were held at the

R ere dehveredProf TH v UEXKULL-Giessen Krlterlen m der psychosomatlschen

Forschung

Prof P LAIN ENTRALGO-Madrid Menschhche Gesundhelt und menschhche Vollendung, (dargestellt am BelspIel emer Typologle des uesthchen GesundheItsbegrIffes von Alkmaon bls zur Gegenwart) Prof G BALL\-Zurich Das MenschenbIld m der Psychotheraple Das Menschenblld

Prof P CHRISTIAN-Heidelberg m der MedIzm und seine Wandlungen

In der neuesten

Zelt

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING-MADRID. APRIL 1961 RESEARCH WORKERS DESIROUS OF ATTENDING SHOULD WRITE TO THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVEFOR INFORMATION Belgium-Dr R PIERLOOT, von Arenberghstraat, 14 Louvam Denmark-Dr POUL KIRhETERP, Kommunehospltalet, Horsens Fmland-Dr ASSER STENBACI<, Fredrlksgatan 68a, Helsmgfors France-Dr L CHERTOK, 22, Rue Legendre, Pans, 17e Germany-Professor A JORES. Eppendorfer Krankenhaus. Martmstrasse, 52, Hamburg 20 Great Britain-Dr DENIS LEIGH, The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 Greece-Dr G S PHILIPPOPOULOS, 4, Morris PetrakI Street, Athens Italy-Dr FERRUCIO Antonelh, 14 Via SelcI m Sabma, Rome The Netherlands-Dr J M VAN DER VALE;, WIlhelmma Gasthms, Amsterdam Norway-Dr H THOMSTAD, Ulleval Sykehus, Oslo Span-Dr ROF CARBALLO, Av E Dato 8, Madrid SWEDEN-Dr GERDT WRETMARK, Psychlatrlc Chmc, Lmkopmg