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The Biology Behind 'Psychosomatic' Illness

University of Pittsburgh neuroscientist Peter L. Strick, PhD, and colleagues recently published a study [1] in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences tracing the neural circuitry connecting ... read more

Bullying Doubles Risk for Psychosomatic Ills in Kids

March 18, 2009 — School-age bullying is a public-health menace, with bullies and victims all winding up at increased risk for psychosomatic disorders, according to a new meta-analysis. Bullying ... read more

Physically abused children report higher levels of psychosomatic symptoms

Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than ... read more

More β-carotene in diet reduces psychosomatic symptoms in youth

Researchers at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, together with Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet, conducted a cross-sectional study on Swedish adolescents to explore whether ... read more

What is Psychosomatic Medicine?

Psychosomatic medicine (PM) is a newly licensed subspecialty in the field of psychiatry; it is also known as consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry. C-L psychiatry provides knowledge, practice, and ... read more

Hypochondria and psychosomatic illness: explaining a very real imaginary problem

'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 ... read more

Bullied kids may exhibit psychosomatic symptoms like stomach pains, headaches

Studies have shown that bullying can cause an emotional toll on its victims, and a new study finds the effects can be physical as well. A study published Sept. 16 in Pediatrics shows that bullying can ... read more

Patients Devastated When Docs Dismiss Autoimmune Ailments As Psychosomatic

MONDAY, March 3, 2025 -- A patient with multiple autoimmune diseases can remember the exact moment a doctor tore their heart out. “One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain, and I still can’t ... read more

Chronic Pain Syndrome and Other Psychosomatic Illness

What is the nature of psychosomatic illness? Long before Descartes said that the mind and body were separate, there existed in Western medicine a philosophical dichotomy between mind and body, while ... read more