Tuesday, 02. December 2025
The “Leib” as a Bridging Concept
Recent Publication
A new article shows how the term "Leib" can help to better understand and treat psychological suffering. The "Leib" stands for the experienced body - i.e. what people feel and perceive - in contrast to the "body" as a medical object. In psychiatric and psychosomatic practice, non-verbal signals can thus be better recognised and used therapeutically. The article was published in the journal psychopraxis. neuropraxis .
Böckle, M., Schmidsberger, F., & Aigner, M. (2025). Der Leib als Brückenbegriff: Leibtherapie für die psychiatrische und psychosomatische Praxis. psychopraxis. neuropraxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00739-025-01126-3
Prim. Univ.-Prof. PD Dr. Martin Aigner
Division of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine (University Hospital Tulln)