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 ...

In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Dr. Giovanni A. Fava and collaborators describe research findings that may shed new light on unexplained and difficult to treat medical ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Placebo effects, exercise highs, getting sick ...

A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as ...

Somatic symptom disorder is defined as mental health disorders that are characterized by prominent perceived somatic symptoms which result in distress and impairment to the individual. The Diagnostic ...