Woolfolk (psychology and philosophy, Rutgers U.) and Allen (psychiatry, U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) offer a psychosocial treatment for somatization that they have developed over the past decade, drawing upon various traditions in psychotherapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotion-focused experiential therapies. Designed for mental health practitioners, graduate students, and residents, the text opens with an overview of the history and clinical characteristics of somatization-spectrum disorders followed by a rationale for the authors' approach, and the process of assessment, case formulation, and treatment implementation. The appendices provide several reproducible documents including a ten-session mini-manual, two assessment instruments, and patient handouts and forms. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)