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 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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The authors have measured serum growth hormone (GH) in various psychosomatic disordeis by a radioimmunoassay technique, and have obtained the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Different forms of psychotherapy in psychosomatic disorders along psychoanalytically oriented lines are discussed in the present paper and ...

Feeling disbelieved when knowing that there is something very wrong with your body can have devastating and long-term consequences. One of the most obvious consequences is that you won't get the ...

Pain-processing regions are particularly affected by changes in brain volume. The good news is that these changes may be reversible. New research from University of Limerick in Ireland has revealed ...

During a recent Zoom chat, Salon spoke to O’Sullivan about the liminal enigma of the mind and body connection, and why getting a diagnosis is vastly different from truly understanding — and treating — ...

A Certified Counsellor and Pastoral Care Theologian, Foster Dela Gatsi, has sounded the alarm on the dangers of loneliness, stating that it is a major cause of psychosomatic disorders. Speaking on the ...

Functional movement disorders (FMD), previously referred to as “psychogenic” movement disorders, are characterized by abnormal movements, postures or spasms, such as shaking (irregular tremor) or ...