Psychosomatic disorder
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Used for
conversion disorder, psychophysiologic disorder
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See for
psychosomatic, stress related disorder
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Broader Terms
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Related Terms
behavioral medicine, irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer, psychological aspect of cancer, psychological defense mechanism, sex behavior disorder, type A /type B personality
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Scope Note
characterized by physical symptoms and demonstrable structural or physiological changes in which emotional factors are believed to play a major etiologic role.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- If a Psychosomatic Disorder is Left Untreated This depends on the illness, its degree of severity and the possible causes.
- A psychosomatic disorder is a disease which involves both mind and body.
- Another name given to psychosomatic disorder is also called CHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDER.
- Psychosomatic disorder is mainly used to mean a physical disease which is thought to be caused, or made worse, by mental factors.
- Somatoform disorder is a relatively new term for what many people used to refer to as psychosomatic disorder.
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