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A habit cough is a chronic cough that has no underlying organic cause or medical diagnosis, [1] [2] and does not respond to conventional medical treatment. [3] This is sometimes called tic cough, somatic cough syndrome and previously psychogenic cough, but without clinical justification.
Classified as a "conversion disorder" by the DSM-IV, a psychogenic disease is a condition in which mental stressors cause physical symptoms matching other disorders. The manifestation of physical symptoms without biologically identifiable cause results from disruptions in normal brain function due to psychological stress.
Somatization can be, but is not always, related to certain psychiatric conditions such as: [6] Mood disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder) Anxiety disorders; Somatic symptom disorder; The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has classified somatoform disorders in the DSM-IV and the World Health Organization (WHO) have classified these in ...
A chronic cough can be due to many things from asthma to post-COVID-19. Here's how to figure out why you can't stop coughing and how to treat it.
The cause of somatic symptom disorder is unknown. Symptoms may result from a heightened awareness of specific physical sensations paired with a tendency to interpret these experiences as signs of a medical ailment. [2] The diagnosis is controversial, as people with a physical illness can be misdiagnosed with it.
Post-infection coughs can span months, depending on the virus strain, but seeking medical care at the eight-week mark is crucial to identify other causes. The three main chronic cough causes are ...
The term medically unexplained symptoms is in some cases treated as synonymous to older terms such as psychosomatic symptoms, conversion disorders, somatic symptoms, somatisations or somatoform disorders; as well as contemporary terms such as functional disorders, bodily distress, and persistent physical symptoms. [6]
Whether caused by night sweats or hormonal fluctuations, many women will find themselves snoozing less soundly during perimenopause. (Those 3 a.m. wake-ups are not a myth!)