Psychosomatic & Somatoform Disorders: Information, Types & Treatment

The word, 'psychosomatic,' means mind or, 'psyche,' and body or, 'soma.' A psychosomatic disorder is a disease involving both mind and body, in other words. Some physical diseases are thought to be especially prone to worsen by mental factors such as anxiety and stress. A person's current mental state may affect how bad a physical disease is at any particular moment.
Source: Disabled World - Category: Disability Tags: Psychological Disorders Source Type: news