In Ayurveda the evolutionary process of life is a complex phenomenon and according to the concept of disease specially the mental illness is also highly complex. Life is union of sharer, indriya, sattva and atma. Thus mind body and soul influence each other. However grossly there are two types of diseases sharirik and manasika according to the percentage of doshik involvement and their location...

Alexithymia is a tendency to experience psychological distress in the form of somatic symptoms. Alexithymia is a syndrome that is defined by the inability to recognize and express emotions. It is a common feature in patients with psychoactive abuse disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychosomatic disorders such as gastrointestinal complaints, migraine, dermatological symptoms, and i...

Introduction We have investigated the relationship between Psychosomatic Classification method (Marty) and Rorschach Test, with respect to diagnosis of psychosomatic disorders, within framework degree mentalization measured by both. Objectives A) To verify statistical coincidence (risk generating disorders in a subject) Test diagnostic technique Classification, P. Marty. B) test hypothesis: Pat...

INTRODUCTION During the last two decades, pharmacotherapy with pyschoactive drugs has been increasingly recognised as most effective in the management of anxiety, stress and psychosomatic disorders. The continuous use of tranquillizers and psychotropic drugs may lead to a variety of autonomic, endocrine, allergic, haematopoietic and neurologic side-effects. Elevation or depression of mood is an...

abstract background: chronic urticaria (cu) is a common dermatological disease that induces a substantial burden on individuals’ life. also if one’s self-image changes (which usually happen in patients with dermatological diseases), it leads to anxiety or other various symptoms. we aimed to compare the psychological scales in patients with cu with non-dermatological individuals with the purpose...

During the second half of the last century, biopsychosocial research in psychosomatic medicine largely ignored the brain. Neuroscience has started to make a comeback in psychosomatic medicine research and promises to advance the field in important ways. In this paper we briefly review select brain imaging research findings in psychosomatic medicine in four key areas: cardiovascular regulation, ...

introduction: this study aimed to prospectively analyze the effect of a major earthquake on the prevalence of psychological disorders such as acute stress disorder (asd), anxiety, depression, mixed anxiety depression disorder (madd), phobia, aggressive behavior, insomnia, psychosomatic disorders and also socio-demographic aspects among residents of rural community sample in east azerbaijan, ira...

fibromyalgia syndrome is a common disease in population, and alleviation of pain and prescription of medication is the main treatment option in most of cases. as fibromyalgia commonly associate with mood and psychosomatic disorders, multidisciplinary approaches to treatment including nonpharmacologic therapy, could be results in better control of pain and improve quality of life of these patients.

background:  this  study  aimed  to  prospectively  analyze  the  effect  of  a  major  earthquake on the prevalence of psychological disorders such as acute stress disorder (asd), anxiety, depression,  mixed  anxiety  depression  disorder  (madd),  phobia,  aggressive  behavior, insomnia, psychosomatic disorders and also sociodemographic aspects among residents of rural community sample in eas...