Psychosomatic medicine

PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

• Dr. YASER ALHUTHAIL
• Associate Professor & Consultant
• Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Psychosomatic medicine is an area of scientific investigation concerned with the relation between psychological factors and physiological phenomena in general and disease pathogenesis in particular.

• Psychosomatic medicine is an area of scientific investigation concerned with the relation between psychological factors and physiological phenomena in general and disease pathogenesis in particular.
• Unity of mind and body
• Integrates mind and body into a psychobiological unit; as dynamic interacting systems.
• A holistic approach to medicine.

Implications:

• Implications:
• Unity of mind and body:
• Psychological factors must be taken into account when considering all disease states
• Emphasis on examining and treating the whole patient, not just his or her disease or disorder.

• The concepts of psychosomatic medicine also influenced the field of behavioral medicine which integrates the behavioral sciences and the biomedical approach to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.
• Psychosomatic concepts have contributed greatly to those approaches of medical care.

Biomedical Model:

• Biomedical Model:
• The application of biological science to maintain health and treating disease.
• Engel (1977) proposed a major change in our fundamental model of health care.
• The new model continues the emphasis on biological knowledge, but also encompasses the utilization of psychosocial knowledge.
• “Biopsychosocial Model”

Stress can be described as a circumstance that disturbs, or is likely to disturb, the normal physiological or psychological functioning of a person.

• Stress can be described as a circumstance that disturbs, or is likely to disturb, the normal physiological or psychological functioning of a person.
• The body reacts to stress in this sense defined as anything (real, symbolic, or imagined) that by threatens an individual's survival by putting into motion a set of responses that seeks to diminish the impact of the stressor and restore homeostasis.