The Somatizing Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Conversion and Somatization Disorders

In the spring of 1982, we began our collaboration while on sabbatical in Jerusa­ lem. Working together at Hadassah Medical Center, we discovered that we had overlapping and complementary interests. The wonderful surroundings com­ bined with a warm friendship nourished the development of this book. E. G. S:s interest in neuropsychology, cognitive function, and diagnostic clas­ sification and A. A R:s interest in the development of normal sexual behavior, incest and its consequences for psychopath…