A multiple paradigm treatment programme for migraine headache.
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In this paper, a case study is cited in which two techniques, assertive training and the development of psychodynamic insight, were used in an A/B/BC experimental design to treat successfully a patient suffering from severe migraine headaches. The point is made that in treating psychosomatic disorders, the structure of the disorder has to be treated, necessitating consideration, where relevant, of a number of dimensions of functioning integrated into an effective treatment program rather than the use of single unidimensional techniques.
In this paper the authors cite examples of problems experienced in conducting psychotherapy in a highly prejudiced societal context-South Africa. The conclusion is drawn that not enough attention is paid to sociopolitical exigencies in the formulation of the goals of therapy and the role of the psychotherapist.