Advanced Research in Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1998

The 1990's are an important decade, because the gynaecologist in the 1990's has to develop a new profile. A gynaecology without psychosomatics cannot offer an adequate answer to the modern needs of women. The Fifth European Symposium on Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology - in the framework of a young, dynamic tradition - was planned by European researchers on Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Leuven, Belgium; September, 1997). The colloquium considered in detail: The women with cancer Death at the beginning of life Sexuality and intimacy The (peri)menopausal and elderly woman The woman and obstetrical care: Modern needs and demands Therapeutical strategies