Psychosomatic Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults

Psychosomatic Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults covers the proceedings of the 1960 Conference, held by the Society for Psychosomatic Research at the Royal College of Physicians, London. This conference considers psychosomatic disorders occurring between the ages of 15-25 years and discusses the mental transformation from childhood to adult maturity. This book is organized into eight sessions encompassing 26 chapters. The first two sessions review the concepts of mental health and the psychosexual development in adolescence. The next sessions looks into the issues of teenage pregnancy, menstrual disorders, emotional sweating, male sexual disorders, epilepsy in adolescence, and psychosomatic aspects of acne vulgaris. These topics are followed by discussions on stress-related disorders, including tuberculosis and acute appendicitis. The remaining sessions describe certain aspects of mental transformation, such as the link between family and emotional maturity and fitness for marriage.

Session 1 Chairman: John Paulley

Concepts of Mental Health

The Adolescent in industry

The Adolescent in the University

Discussion

Session 2 Chairman: Kenneth Soddy

The Psycho-sexual Development in Adolescence

Discussion

Session 3 Chairman: Aleck Bourne

Pregnancy in Adolescents

Menstrual Disorders

Observations on Emotional Sweating during the Menstrual Cycle

Discussion

Sexual Disorders in Males

Discussion

Session 4 Chairman: Russell Fraser

Epilepsy in Adolescence

Discussion

Diabetes Mellitus

Psychomatic Aspects of Acne Vulgaris

Discussion

Session 5 Chairman: Harley Williams

Tuberculosis

Family State, Mental Efficiency and Physical Growth of Children with Adenotonsillo-appendicitis

Psychosomatic Factors in Acute Appendicitis

Discussion

Session 6 Chairman: Emanuel Miller

The Family and Emotional Maturity Fitness for Marriage

Discussion

Session 7 Chairman: Desmond O'Neill

Matrix of Youth, a Discussion

Session 8 Chairman: J. O. Wisdom

Summing up

List of Chairmen and Contributors

Index