Abstract
The area of behavioral aspects of physical illness is a vast one: it includes the old definition of psychosomatic disorders, but is broader, in the sense of comprehending all psychological factors contributing to the etiology, maintenance, treatment, and prevention of illness. According to Engel (1986) behavior is defined as “All responses (physical, cognitive, overt behavior) on illness, leading to or prior to illness.”
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Götestam, K.G. (1989). Behavioral Aspects of Physical Illness. In: Öhman, R., Freeman, H.L., Holmkvist, A.F., Nielzén, S. (eds) Interaction Between Mental and Physical Illness. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73993-4_16
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