Psychogenic disease
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These disorders can often result from mental or emotional conflict.
In most cases, a structural or anatomical abnormality has not been identified, as seen in an organic disease, however this does not account for possible genetic, biochemical, electrophysiological or other abnormalities that may be present but for which we do not have the technology or background to identify.[1]
Psychogenic is a broader category than psychosomatic, in that it can include the hysterical form, where there is no physiologic change in peripheral tissues, as well as the psychosomatic form, where there is some physiologic alteration.[2]
Psychogenic fever is one of the most common psychosomatic diseases. Patients with psychogenic fever have acute or persistent body temperature above normal range in psychologically stressful situations. In spite of numerous case reports on psychogenic fever, there are few epidemiological studies (Biopsychosoc Med. 2007).
Sometimes psychogenic fever may occur. It usually happens in patients with psychopathology. In these cases the frequency of heart beats, even at high temperatures, increase only slightly. (Pathophysiology, Principles of Diseases 1995 Academic Electronic Press)
[edit] See also
- Functional symptom
- Psychogenic amnesia
- Psychogenic pain
- Psychological trauma
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Psychosomatic medicine
[edit] References
- ^ "http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/287464-overview"
- ^ Sarno, John E., MD, The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders 2006 (ISBN 0-06-085178-3) p.83.
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