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Psychogenic describes a physical illness that has a primarily psychological rather than physiological cause. This happens because your psychology and physiology are intimately linked, forming an integrated system in which each influences the function of the other in a continual feedback loop.
In my view it’s very rare for disease states to be purely psychogenic. Nevertheless, some doctors throw unusual or difficult conditions too readily into the psychogenic basket, resulting in physical aetiologies being overlooked or not even investigated.
On this page you’ll find articles that include discussion of the concept of psychogenicity.
Do you ever feel stressed, anxious, angry or shutdown? Or perhaps you have physical ailments that you suspect are stress-related.
Well, it could be your Vagus Nerve. This article teaches you how to be a better steward of your mind-body, informed by Stephen Porges‘ Polyvagal Theory.
Studying health instead of disease. That was the motto of an informal but far reaching 2006 study into the devastating illness known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME). With the cause of the disease eluding scientists, this study sought instead to uncover how those who had successfully recovered from CFS had done so. Read more…