Psychosomatic disorder

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Contents

Used for

conversion disorder, psychophysiologic disorder

See for

psychosomatic, stress related disorder

Broader Terms

mental disorder

Related Terms

behavioral medicine, irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer, psychological aspect of cancer, psychological defense mechanism, sex behavior disorder, type A /type B personality

Scope Note

characterized by physical symptoms and demonstrable structural or physiological changes in which emotional factors are believed to play a major etiologic role.

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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