Body attitude in psychosomatic rehabilitation

This study is designed to identify aspects of body attitude that influence quality of life in clients with severe somatoform disorder, who are treated in Eikenboom, Center for Psychosomatic Medicine. This center is located in Zeist, and is a specialised tertiary referral clinic for clients with severe chronic psychosomatic diseases in the Netherlands. Clients usually have a long history of unsuccessful treatment, both medical and psychiatrical. They receive intensive and multidisciplinary treatment, taking into account that their body attitude is thought to be of great importance for their quality of life as wel…