Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychosomatic Disorders

Psychosomatic disorder, also called Psychophysiologic Disorder, condition in which psychological stresses adversely affect physiological functioning to the point of distress. It is a state of dysfunction or auxiliary harm in substantial organs through unseemly actuation of the automatic sensory system and the organs of inner discharge. Psychosomatic disorders coming about because of stress may incorporate hypertension, respiratory infirmities, gastrointestinal unsettling influences, headache and strain migraines, pelvic torment, weakness, sub-zero condition, dermatitis, and ulcers. Numerous patients experiencing psychosomatic infections react to a blend of drug therapy, psychoanalysis, and behaviour therapy.