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Understanding Psychosomatic Illness by Dr.Nilesh Sharma is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses how Western culture is in denial about the connection between the mind and body in causing illness. It explains that the word "psychosomatic" comes from the Greek words "psyche" meaning mind or soul and "soma" meaning body. However, the medical establishment views bringing the mind and body together as threatening the legitimacy of illnesses. This stems from Rene Descartes dividing human experience into separate mental and physical spheres in the 17th century to gain acceptance from t

Author

Dr.Nilesh Sharma

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EN