מוזמנים לצפות בהרצאתו של ד"ר גדי גילעם מתוך הכנס השנתי של האגודה הישראלית לפסיכוסומטיקה: 'מחברים גוף ונפש - ממעבדת המחקר לחדר הטיפולים', שהתקיים בין התאריכים 20-21.10.2022. להלן תיאור ההרצאה: In this talk I will retrace the conceptual, mechanistic, and clinical relationships between pain and emotions, illustrated through examples of empirical research focused on the cognitive neurosciences. Highlighting the inherent and complex connection between these two constructs emphasizes the value of bridging the pain an emotion research and clinical communities.

מוזמנים לצפות בהרצאת הפתיחה של כנס האגודה השנתי - 'מחברים גוף ונפש - ממעבדת המחקר לחדר הטיפולים' שהתקיים בין התאריכים 20-21.10.2022. להלן תיאור ההרצאה: This talk will present the findings from two recently completed randomized clinical trials examining different psychological treatments for chronic pain. The first trial examined the effects and mechanisms of individual treatment with cognitive therapy, self-hypnosis training focusing on pain reduction, self-hypnosis training focusing on changing maladaptive thoughts about pain (hypnotic cognitive therapy), and a pain education control condition, in 173 individuals with chronic pain. The second study examined the effects and mechanisms of group therapy treatment with training in mindfulness meditation, training in selfhypnosis training, and a pain education control condition in 308 individuals with chronic pain. In both studies, outcome variables included measures of pain intensity and depression; anxiety was also assessed as an outcome variable in the second study. Potential treatment mediators (e.g., pre- and post-treatment measures of pain-related beliefs, pain-related cognitive processes, and EEGassessed brain activity) and moderators (e.g., pre-treatment measures of pain related beliefs, pain-related cognitive processes, and brain activity) were also assessed in both studies. The talk will present the findings with respect to the relative efficacy of the treatments for reducing pain and improving psychological function, as well as to identify the factors that would help us understand how the treatments work (treatment mediators) and for whom they work (treatment moderators). The talk will end by discussing the implications of the findings for enhancing treatment efficacy; specially, by targeting the most important treatment mediators and by improving patient-treatment matching.

מוזמנים לצפות בהרצאתו של ד"ר משה תורם מתוך הכנס השנתי של האגודה הישראלית לפסיכוסומטיקה: 'מחברים גוף ונפש - ממעבדת המחקר לחדר הטיפולים', שהתקיים בין התאריכים 20-21.10.2022. להלן תיאור ההרצאה: For many years Western Medicine has conceptualized the immune system to be separate and independent from the central nervous system. However, significant scientific advances and research discoveries in the past several decades have provided new evidence that the immune system does interact with the central nervous system with mutual influence. This lecture provides a review of autoimmune disorders from a psychosomatic perspective. Moreover, it also provides the rational and guidance for employing mind-body interventions to promote healing and better therapeutic outcomes in achieving a faster and enduring reemission for patients with an autoimmune disorder.