19. Psychosomatic Disorders Flashcards
What is the concept of Psychosomatic Medicine?
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Approach medicine hollistically: Body and mind are a unit. In all diseases, consider psychological factors.
- Keep in mind complimentary and alternative medicine too.
Depression is a RF for what?
- Coronary heart disease
- Stroke
- Diabetes (# of depressive sx is related to # of diabetic sx)
Anxiety can make what diseases worse?
- Coronary artery disease
- Asthma
- Specific phobias
What is stress?
A circumstance that distrubs/can disturb NL physiological/psychological fx => stimulates ANS (sympathetic NS) => tachycardia, HTN, increased CO => stress.
How does the body respond to stress?
Responses to decrease impact of stressor and restore homeostasis.
NT responses to stress
- 1. Release catecholamines
- 2. Increase 5HT
- 3. Glucocorticoids
- 4. Increase DA
Immune responses to stress
inhibits immune functioning
SLE
- Medical sx
- Psychiatric sx
- Fever, HA, photosensitivity, butterfly rash, joint pain
- Depression, mood distrubances, psychosis, delusions, hallucinations
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Medical sx
- Psychiatric sx
- MS: motor/sensory disturbances, impaired vision, neurosigns with resmissions and exacervations, slurred speech
- PS: anxiety and mania
RF for develpoment of coronary disease
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Type A behavior
- Hostility
- Anger
- Acute mental stress
What psychiatric symptoms do you experience when going through heart transplantation?
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Elation
- Coping with grief
30% of asthmatics meet criteria for
- Panic disorder
- Agoraphobia
Fear of dyspnea/SOB can trigger what?
- Asthma attacks
- Anxiety
What psychiatric illnesses are common in COPD?
- Anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
Hypothyroidism
- Medical Sx
- Psychiatric Sx
- Medical sx: cold intolerance, dry skin, constipated, WG
- Psychiatric sx: Depressed, lethargy and paranoia