The Divided Mind - The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
By John E. Sarno M.D.

The pioneering classic guide to managing psychosomatic illness--------------In his groundbreaking, perennially popular book that helped change the way we think about our health - now repackaged for a new generation of readers - Dr Sarno offers a guide to the range of psychosomatic (mindbody) disorders,and which can include chronic pain, carpal tunnel, sexual dysfunction, IBS and migraine. He describes their psychology, including how knowledge and awareness can have a restorative impact. Paving the way for bestsellers likeand The Body Keeps the Score, Sarno was among the first to explore the interaction between the conscious mind and repressed emotional pain in the unconscious mind that can beand atand the root of such disorders.and PRAISE FOR THE DIVIDED MIND'The crowning achievement of Dr John E. Sarno's distinguished career as a groundbreaking medical pioneer, going beyond pain to address the entire spectrum of psychosomatic disorders'Psychology Today'Dr Sarno brilliantly explores the chasm between the conscious and unconscious minds where psychosomatic ailments originate'and Mehmet Oz, co-author ofand You: The Owner's Manual'Dr Sarno, is, in my opinion, the most brilliant doctor in America... In the past twenty years I have recommended his books to dozens of friends and acquaintances experiencing chronic pain, including several on the verge of surgery'and Edward Siedle,and Forbes'Will change the way we think about health and illness... [It] is the crowning achievement of Dr Sarno's distinguished career'and The Watkins Review'My life was filled with excruciating back and shoulder pain until I applied Dr. Sarno's principles, and in a matter of weeks my back pain disappeared. I never suffered a single symptom again... I owe Dr. Sarno my life'and Howard Stern