Title: When the Body Speaks What the Mind Cannot Bear
Subtitle: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Perinatal Grief, Infertility and Somatisation
Subject Classification:  Psychology, Healthcare, Sociology  
BIC Classification: JKSN1, MBX, VFJD
BISAC Classification: PSY022040, FAM014000, MED035000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date: Nov 2026
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-80866-195-2
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-80866-196-9

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Description

When grief is too profound for words, the body becomes the speaker. This monograph offers a biopsychosocial framework for understanding how unspoken grief can manifest as chronic pain, autoimmune disease, functional hyperprolactinaemia, and infertility. The authors build essential bridges between neuroendocrinology and psychoanalysis, demonstrating how the hormonal triad of cortisol, oxytocin, and prolactin translates psychological trauma into measurable physiological distress. Through an exploration of symbolisation capacity—the ability to process trauma into narrative—the book reveals how invalidated or disenfranchised grief becomes somatised. Featuring detailed case studies, intercultural analysis, and two original therapeutic protocols integrating psychodrama, somatic therapy, EMDR, and EFT, this work provides an important new approach for clinicians and researchers, offering an indispensable guide for professionals working with the complex interplay of mind, body, and the social context of loss.

Biography

Author(s):  Eusebiu Jean Tihan, MSc, is Senior Psychologist & Managing Partner, with Tihan & Asociatii, Bucharest, He is a Member of the Romanian Academy of Scientists. Mihaela Laura Tihan, MSc, is Senior Psychologist & Partner with Tihan & Asociatii.

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