Article by Dr. Brigida Stagno
Psychosomatic medicine is an orientation of thought that emphasizes the influence of emotional and psychic factors on the physical state and development of disease, and the key concept is the functional unity of mind and body, which should not be limited to the diseased organ, but requires the comprehensive view of the patient. Many studies have confirmed how each individual uses a preferential channel to ward off stress from the mind, which is why psychosomatic medicine-psychology-is one of the most cutting-edge and specific sciences for deciphering and treating our seemingly uniquely somatic symptoms.
