[When the soul is out of balance].
Vertigo is among the most common symptoms in patients visiting the doctor's office. In approximately one-third to one-half of patients suffering from chronic unclear vertigo, psychosomatic disorders are present. In complex cases of vertigo, a differential diagnostic search for psychosomatic causes is mandatory, since timely psychotherapeutic and/or psychopharmacological treatment can prevent the condition from becoming chronic. In one-third of patients with organic vertigo, somatoform vertigo may subsequently develop, the diagnosis of which is then often delayed.
Eckhardt-Henn
Annegret
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Med. Klinik 2, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Bürgerhospital/ Klinikum Stuttgart. gmarquardt@buergerhospital.de
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D014717:Vertigo / Q000523:psychology*