Problem events and psychosomatic disorders in family practice.
Two groups of patients studied in 1970 were reviewed over a two year period until 1972. The first group consisted of 77 patients suffering from psychosomatic illnesses, while the second was a control group. Their histories were studied in depth and the predominant family problem was selected. This was correlated to the patient's presenting symptoms. The ten predominant problems in the psychosomatic group were surveyed against the control group of patients. It was felt that problems cause emotional disturbances which in turn cause dysfunctional, somatic symptoms and mental aberrations.
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