OBJECTIVE This article presents major concepts and research findings from the field of psychosomatic medicine that the authors believe should be taught to all medical students. METHOD The authors asked senior scholars involved in psychosomatic medicine to summarize key findings in their respective fields. RESULTS The authors provide an overview of the field and summarize core research in ba...

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory and immune-mediated disease that presents as bilateral, symmetrical oral lesions with three main clinical presentations: reticular, atrophic, erosive. It clinically characterized by pain, burning sensation, discomfort for sufferers. Currently OLP classified potentially malignant disorder. has been associated numerous systemic connotations such ...

AIM to examine certain characteristics of patients who suffer from psychosomatic disorders. METHODS We called data through medical report outpatient clinic of the Psychosomatic Division, Department of internal medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Central General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine of the University of Indonesia (FKUI/RSUPN-CM), Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1996. The data was processed manually an...

not indicate the very elementary nature of this book. This very remarkable book endeavours to cover, in 94 not very closely printed pages, the whole of academic psychology, the views of the principal schools of psychopathology, symptom formation, psychosomatic medicine, the principles of the central nervous system and applied psychology. Whilst the success with which this aim has been achieved ...

It has become increasingly clear that genetic factors influence many of the behaviors and disease endpoints of interest to psychosomatic medicine researchers. There has been increasing interest in incorporating genetic variation markers into psychosomatic research. In this Statistical Corner article, we build on the valuable experiences gained during two workshops for "starters in the field" at...

background: it is mostly organic diseases that are considered when a neurological sign or symptom is present in the history of a patient; however, there may be psychiatric problems also present which could be missed. we report a case to discuss the possibility of the presence of an organic or psychiatric underlying disorder when facing neurological problems. case presentation: we report a case ...