Psychosomatic disorders are physical symptoms that mask emotional distress. The very nature of the physical presentation of the symptoms hides the distress at its root, so it is natural that those ...

The notion that psychological problems can manifest as physical disorders or symptoms predates the founding of modern scientific psychiatry in the late 1800s. Indeed, it is an idea as old as medicine ...

The mind and body are interconnected, and treating the disease sometimes also means addressing a patient's mental health and stress concerns. Stress can cause everything except pregnancy! In ...

A recent study has highlighted the significant role physiotherapy can play in treating psychosomatic disorders, conditions where mental stress and emotional distress lead to physical symptoms. The ...

The Canadian Psychiatric Association held its 53rd Annual Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from October 30 to November 2, 2003. A number of interesting topics were presented, including a review ...

20 January 2013 DOHA: Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMCQ) discussed the psychological causes of physical ailments in a lecture recently. Symptoms of psychosomatic disorders range greatly in ...

Are you struggling with chronic pain, fatigue, or gut problems? Sometimes these physical symptoms could be a sign of an unresolved emotional trauma like post-traumatic stress disorder. As functional ...

Although there have been miraculous advances in medical technology, conventional medicine is under attack; as there is a paradoxical situation of sky rocketing costs, irresponsible practices, ...

Every doctor working in any hospital encounters about 30% of patients with unexplained symptoms. That is, symptoms which are vague and do not fall in any known disease pattern, or the patient may have ...