PROGRAM

12:30-1:00	Registration
1:00-1:20	Introduction and Welcome Alla Landa, PhD, and Brian A. Fallon, MD NYSPI & Columbia University, NY, USA
1:20-1:50	Developmental Theory of Somatoform Distress: Translational Research and Implications for Treatment Alla Landa, PhD NYSPI & Columbia University, NY, USA
1:50-2:20	Thoughts on the Role of Evolution in the Development of Somatoform Disorders Myron A. Hofer, MD NYSPI & Columbia University, NY, USA
2:20-2:50	Role of Impaired Mental Representation of Emotional States in Somatization Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD University of Arizona, AZ, USA
2:50-3:00	Questions and Discussion
3:00-3:15	COFFEE BREAK (refreshments will be served)
3:15-3:45	Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Patients Suffering from Somatoform Disorders in Germany: Empirical Data, Clinical Evidence and Pilot fMRI Findings Harald Gundel, MD University of Ulm, Germany
3:45-4:15	Somatic Pain as a Consequence of Psychological Pain. Examples from Art Psychotherapy. Alexandra Danner-Weinberger University of Ulm, Germany
4:15-4:25	Questions and Discussion
4:25-3:35	COFFEE BREAK (refreshments will be served)
4:35-5:05	Close Relationships: Attachment Security Influences on Distress and Disease in Cancer Patients Karen L. Weihs, MD University of Arizona, AZ, USA
5:05-5:35	Pain: Somatic Sensations in a Relational Context Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, NY, USA
5:35-6:20	Panel Discussion with All the Speakers moderated by Philip R. Muskin, MD NYSPI & Columbia University, NY, USA
6:20-6:30	Closing Remarks