ABSTRACT

Symptoms which, when isolated from their context, could be classified as "disease", so that the fate of the girl could become that of an "incurable" "nerve patient". Psychology, specifically psychoanalytically inspired psychology, certainly has the instruments needed to consider distress in connection to the subject's relational context, to the moment in his lifecycle, to his resources for dealing with difficult situations. Psychological training of family physicians appears much more difficult today due to a greater differentiation between psychology and medicine and a greater quantity of both medical and psychological notions that should be learned by a single professional. Physician and psychologist enquire together more carefully about the circumstances of the dizziness. Clinical cases and the functioning of the initiative are monitored in group meetings, which are attended by all psychologists involved as part of their training and are open to physicians, and coordinated by a member of the school faculty.