Long-COVID und ME/CFS – Überlegungen zu einer erweiterten Psychosomatik

Die Pandemie hat zu langwierigen postinfektiösen Krankheitsverläufen geführt, für die bei sehr langen und chronifizierten Bildern bisher keine eindeutigen körperliche Ursachen gefunden werden. Der Artikel diskutiert die Auseinandersetzung um psychosomatische Sichtweisen bei diesen Verläufen und schlägt die Befassung mit modernen neurowissenschaftlichen Theorien zur Wahrnehmungsverarbeitung vor, aus denen therapeutische Vorgehensweisen abgeleitet werden, die komplexe psychophysische Wechselwirkungen besser berücksichtigen.

Publication History

Article published online:
28 August 2023

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