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The purpose of this book is to help health professionals learn how to enhance resilience in patients with serious health problems such as somatizing disorders and specific physical diseases who are usually resistant to psychosocial approach. Furthermore, this book will be able to help the general public learn how to enhance resilience and promote health in difficult situations. ‘Resilience-enhancing approach’ (REA) refers to a variety of therapeutic modalities enhancing resilience, that is, biopsychosociospiritual approach. It includes biological therapy (psychopharmacotherapy), stress management, cognitive behavioral therapy, and spiritual approach. Therefore, therapists should have knowledge about resilience and spirituality as well as these therapeutic modalities. A variety of clinical cases are illustrated, helping therapists understand how to enhance resilience in patients with somatizing disorders and specific physical diseases. Therefore, the REA can be not only a therapeutic but also a preventive intervention.

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Kyung Bong Koh, M.D., Ph.D. is a professor emeritus of psychiatry at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He graduated from Yonsei University College of Medicine (M.D.). He is the author of the book ‘Stress and Somatic Symptoms: Biopsychosociospiritual Perspectives’ (Springer, 2018) and editor of the book ‘Somatization and Psychosomatic Symptoms’ (Springer, 2013). His many published articles concentrate primarily on psychosomatic medicine, especially psychoneuroimmunology, somatization and stress. He has developed a number of psychological instruments, including the Stress Response Inventory (SRI). He played a leading role in founding the Korean Society of Psychosomatic Medicine (1992) and also served as president of the Society. In addition, he served as chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the 21st World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine (2011) held in Seoul, Korea. He served as president of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine (ICPM) (2019-2022).

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