Short-termPsychodynamicTherapiesforSoma5cSymptomDisorders

AllanAbbassMD,FRCPCProfessor&ProgramDirector

CentreforEmo:onsandHealthwww.istdp.caDalhousieUniversity,Halifax,Canada

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Reference Materials n  Reaching through Resistance. n  Detailed manual on ISTDP

psychodiagnosis and treatment with case examples

n  www.allanabbass.com n  Available on Amazon: http://a.co/3UGMWx0 n  Somatization article in JFP:

http://bit.ly/2yC9TLf n  Graded Format article: http://bit.ly/2gVT7iB

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n  Hidden from View: A clinician’s guide to Psychophysiological Disorders

n  Written with H Schubiner a Mindbody expert internist

n  How to educate, provide first and second line treatments and basic ISTDP methods.

n  Coming out end of 2017-early 2018

n  Psychophysiologic Press

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n Evidence

n 5diagnosablemechanismsofSoma:cSymptomForma:on

n Treatmentpathways

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Meta-analysisofShortTermPsychodynamicPsychotherapyforSoma7cDisorders

Abbass,Kisely&Kroenke,2009

23Studies:broadrangeofcondi:onsn MediumtoLargeEffectSizesvscontrolsincreasedover:me

n  Emo:onalExperiencingmoreeffec:vethanInsightfocusedmodels(ES:0.60to1.31)

n Weareprocessofupda:ngthisreview:expect40+studiesAllan Abbass 2017 4

IntensiveShort-termDynamicPsychotherapy:Davanloo(+Malan)

n  Withinthecontextofformingtherapeu:caXachmentàunprocessedfeelingsaboutpreviousaXachmentsareac:vated

n  Thisallowsonetodirectlydiagnoseunconsciousemo:onalcontributorstosoma:csymptomsstemmingfromaXachmenttrauma

n  Treatment:handlingavoidantresponses,buildingreflec:vecapacityandenablingthesoma:cexperienceofunprocessedfeelingsaboutaXachmenttrauma.

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IntensiveShort-termDynamicPsychotherapyinSoma7cSymptomDis.

n  15publishedoutcomestudiesn  7RandomizedControlledTrials8CaseSeriesn  Costreduc:on>>>treatmentcostn  UrethralSyndrome/PelvicPain,BackPain,Func:onal

MovementDisorders,ChronicHeadache,Pseudoseizures,ChronicPain(3RCTs)IrritableBowelSyndrome,MixedMUS(2studies),AtopicDerma::s,Bruxism,Func:onalNeurologicaldisorders

n  Effectsaremediumtolargeandsustainedinfollow-up(TownandDriessen2013)

n  OutperformedMindfulness-basedStressReduc:onforChronicPain

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ISTDPvsMindfulnessbasedStressReduc7onforChronicPainChavooshietal,2015

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TotalDoctorandHospitalCosts/pa7ent:N=890

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Abbass,etal2015,JPsychiatricResearch Allan Abbass 2017 8

BOND With

Parents PAIN FEAR

Rage, Remorse about the Rage

Diffuse Symptoms Character disorder

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Currentperson

Therapist/Doctor

Pastperson

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UnconsciousAnxiety

UnconsciousDefense

UnconsciousFeelings

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UnconsciousAnxiety

UnconsciousDefense

UnconsciousImpulses&Feelings

1.FocusonFeelingsorDefenses

2.Monitorresponses

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MainpaSernsandtreatment

n  Voluntarymusclestenseup,defendanddetachn HELPTOSOMATICALLYEXPERIENCETHEFEELINGS

n  Goflatwithsmoothmuscleanxietyn  Goflatwithmotorconversionn  Goflatwithcogni:veperceptualdisrup:on

n  BUILDCAPACITYTHEFEELTHEFEELINGS:anxietyshiKstovoluntarymuscles

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1.StriatedMuscleUnconsciousAnxiety

n  HandsClenchn  Arms,Shoulders,Neckn  Intercostal:Sighn  Abdomen,backn  LegsandFeet

àFibromyalgia,tremor,:cs,headache,chestpain,abdominalwallpainn  SeewithIntellectualiza:onaboutfeelingsAllan Abbass 2017 14

2.SmoothMuscleUnconsciousAnxiety

n Gastrointes:naln  BloodVesselsn  Airwaysn  Bladderà AbdominalPain,IrritableBowelSyndrome,Dyspepsia,Migraine

à AbsenceofStriatedmuscleanxietyà Mediatedby(unconscious)Repressionoffeelings

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3.Cogni7ve-perceptualDisrup7on

n  Dissocia:on,losingtrackofthoughts,poormemory,fain:ng

n  Visualblurring,blindnessn  Dysfunc:onofothersensesn  Hallucina:onsinall5senses:CanperceivePain

n àNeurologicalpresenta:onsn  SeenwithProjec:onoffeelingsandimpulses

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4.MotorConversion

n Muscleweaknessn àNeurologyConsulta:onandEmergencyDepartments

n  SeenwithRepression

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UnconsciousAnxiety

StriatedMuscleAnxietyIsola:onofAffect

SevereRepression

ModerateRepression

MildRepression

ConsciousFeelings Threshold to experiencing impulse/feelings

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UnconsciousAnxiety

StriatedMuscleAnxietyIsola:onofAffect

ConsciousFeelings

1.Pressuretofeelingsortodefenses2.Riseincomplextransferencefeelingsandanxiety3.Intellectualrecaptobringisola:onofaffect

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5.Sympathysymptomsn  Guiltaboutragecausesthesamesymptomsasapersonunconsciouslywantedtoinduceinanother.

n  CommonExamples:n  StranglingàChokingn Headdamageàheadache

n  Greaterthan1000videotapecaseexamples

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Soma7cpathwaysofimpulsesandfeelings

n  Love:warmthinchestandurgetoembracen  Grief:tearsandthoughtsoflossn  Rage:upwardheatandenergytochestthenhandsthenneckandhead:urgetodoviolence

n  Guilt:dis:nctwavesofpainfulfeelingwithupperbodypainandthoughtsofremorse

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Inhibitory Forces Go Down

Somatic Rage Goes up same system

AMA Atlas online Allan Abbass 2017 22

Conclusionn  AXachmenteffortsmobilizefeelingsaboutoldaXachments

n  Theseunprocessedfeelingscanac:vateaspectrumofsoma:csymptoms

n  Thisprocesscanbediagnoseddirectlyn  Experiencingthefeelingscanreduceorremovethesymptomsandneedtosuffer(characterchange)

n  Diagnos:candtreatmentimplica:onsforpsychosoma:cdisturbances

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