Migraine and other common neuroses : a psychological study / by F.G. Crookshank.

  • Francis Graham Crookshank
Date:
1926
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Credit: Migraine and other common neuroses : a psychological study / by F.G. Crookshank. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    reason ; they reject intuitional per ception. That is why perhaps there is deeper wisdom than may be thought in the notions of those who see in migraine a conflict, or dysharmony, between the cerebro-spinal and the sympathetico-vagal systems ! It will be said : How is all this, even if true, going to help ? Well : in the first place, it helps us to understand the patient’s life and circumstances, and it guards us against claptrap and easy assurances. It should not lead us to neglect the physical side of the problem ; on the contrary, it should help us to understand the role of the always present organ-inferiority. By treating and adjusting that, as Adler himself said to me recently, we can make the patient “ more strong.” We can “ relieve strain.” But the psychological appreciation enables us to explain to the patient, and to strip him, or help him to stlip himself, of his cloak of make-believe. I do not say that this plan can be use¬ fully attempted with children : for [89]
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