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