title: ["Theater of the body" -- the possibilities of psychodrama in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome].
abstract: We present the case and psychodrama therapy of a patient suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). First we provide a review of the literature on IBS. The therapeutic possibilities of psychodrama are in the dramatization of the perception of one's own body. Interpersonal communication is the focus of group work: the greatest challenge for the patient is the expression of her emotions, impulses, wishes - without somatization. The source of the non-specific psychotherapeutic effect is the free, spontaneous and creative communication and the rediscovery of play.
authors.affiliation: Bajcsy Zsilinszky Korhaz Pszichiatriai Gondozo es Szakrendeles, Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: penzes1.istvan@upcmail.hu.
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pénzes
authors.forename: Adrienn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bánki
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Túry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology; D011577:Psychodrama / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D066107:Social Skills