Psychosomatic disorders were generally thought to be a separate group of disorders led by stress and psychological distress. As research continues, researchers have further understood the ...

Psychosomatic disorders are traditionally defined as a distinct group of conditions primarily driven by stress and psychological distress. These disorders are influenced by environmental exposures ...

Psychotherapy & Child Clinical Psychologist, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. [2] Asmundson, G., Govdony. G, & Peter, J. (1994). Norton and Felix veloso, ...

A man loses the power of his legs but tests suggest he is perfectly fit. Could he be imagining it? In this extract from her new book, the neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan lifts the lid on psychosomatic ...

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 ...

'I told you I was sick'—a headstone also made famous by Spike Milligan(Cali4beach; Flickr.com/CC/BY/2.0) 'I think I've probably thought I had cancer in nearly every ...

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 ...

Every month, 10% of incoming patients at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi suffer from psychosomatic disorders. While 10% may not sound like too much, the long term ...