Product Description
by John E. Sarno (Foreword by), Sergio Quiros (Author), Eric Sherman (Author)
Based upon the pioneering work of John E. Sarno, MD, Pathways to Pain Relief offers the stories of seventeen patients who recovered from back pain, sciatica, and other pain disorders which were emotional in origin.... These stories are shared to help people searching for relief from pain and those who support them..... Written by two therapists who worked with Dr. Sarno for over 30 years, and including input from their patients, Pathways to Pain Relief offers ideas and inspiration to explore the emotional circumstances related to the development of pain.... For those who have read Dr. Sarno's work, about 25% find that psychotherapy is essential for success. Pathways to Pain Relief provides greater depth about the emotional and therapeutic aspects of recovery through psychotherapy. These innovative concepts have already produced gratifying results for thousands of patients suffering from psychophysiologic pain disorders.
Author Biography
Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD, SEP, a licensed psychologist in New York State, holds a Certificate of Specialization in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis from New York University and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) certificate from the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. She is in full-time private practice in New York City. Her most recent publication, Bodies in Treatment: The Unspoken Dimension (The Analytic Press, 2007), is an edited collection of articles at the leading edge of theoretical and clinical explorations of nonverbal communication in the psychoanalytic process. With Lewis Aron, she co-edited a pioneering book, Relational Perspectives on the Body (The Analytic Press, 1998), which is recognized as a major contribution on the place of the body in contemporary psychoanalytic theory. Dr. Anderson is a founding Board Member of the PPDA (Psychophysiologic Disorders Association). Eric Sherman, PsyD, a licensed psychologist in New York City, received a certificate of Specialization in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy from The New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. He has a full-time private practice in New York City. Dr. Sherman is a founding Board Member of the PPDA (Psychophysiologic Disorders Association).
