Title of article
Psychosomatic Disorders: A Clinical Perspective and Proposed Classification System
Author/Authors
Desai, Karishma M Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology - KLE University’s VK Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital - Karnataka, India , Kale, Alka D Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology - KLE University’s VK Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital - Karnataka, India , Shah, Pushpak U Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology - KLE University’s VK Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital - Karnataka, India , Rana, Shivendra Department of Oral Pathology - Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital - Jaipur - Rajasthan, India
Pages
2
From page
44
To page
45
Abstract
Since the ancient time, “psyche” and “soma” are said to have been interrelated.1 Heinroth first used the word “psychosomatic” to symbolize “body and mind”.1 Psychosomatic disorders are those conditions caused mainly due to the imbalances in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the neurological sympathetic system.1 Incessant stress, depression, and anxiety largely affect the psychophysiology of human body.2,3 These factors not only affect the psychophysiology but are also major players of immune modulation.4,5 Immunity, innate and acquired are both affected by genotypical as well as phenotypical characteristics which can cause unforeseeable imbalances.5,6 However, psychosomatic disorders are regulated and to be more specific, are precipitated and exacerbated by emotional stress.
Keywords
Classification System , Psychosomatic , A Clinical
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2446153
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