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The effect of psychotherapy on functional medical disorders

You may need medication, physical therapy, surgery, and so on. Psychotherapy can be a vital part of holistic treatment for all patients with medical conditions.


Functional somatic disorders are common and costly, thereby driving the need for the development of effective brief treatment options. many studies showed that  psychotherapy is a valid treatment option for diverse functional somatic disorders conditions resulting in somatic symptom reductions that persist over time. So psychotherapy should be included in functional somatic disorders treatment guidelines.
"The need for innovations in mental health to improve access and quality of care is urgent," said lead author Dr. Paul Kurdyak, Director of Health Outcomes and Performance Evaluation in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH and lead of the Mental Health and Addictions Research Program at ICES. "But increasing the number of specialists who provide psychotherapy alone will not solve the existing problem of poor access to psychotherapy in a publicly-funded system."
Psychotherapy is an evidence-based treatment for conditions like depression and anxiety, two of the most common psychiatric disorders. Treatment guidelines suggest that structured, evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) should be a front-line treatment option for patients with mild to moderate depression or anxiety.
"Evidence-based psychotherapy should be available to all patients suffering from the most prevalent mental disorders," said Dr. Kurdyak. 
36 replies
  1. Fatemeh alizadeh
    Fatemeh alizadeh says:

    According to the article of the dear professor, the effect of psychological problems on transplant patients, which is the result of a report from Masih Deneshvari Hospital in Tehran, I am sharing with you lung or heart transplantation from psychological disorders, including physical complaints, etc. They suffer from OCD, sensitivity in interpersonal relationships, depression, anxiety, aggression, pathological fear, pessimistic thoughts and attributions, and psychosis. Counseling by psychiatrists is linked to severe and chronic mental disorders and is also waiting to be linked as part of the programs. The routine treatment of this group of patients is considered. An increase in the amount of stress and a decrease in the quality of life
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  2. zeinab rostami
    zeinab rostami says:

    Conclusion of the article: Evidence-based psychotherapy should be available to all patients who suffer from the most common mental disorders. However, the increase in the number of professionals who provide psychotherapy alone will solve the existing problem of poor access to psychotherapy in a publicly funded system. will not solve
    Personal opinion: Unfortunately, many people in the society do not know that all physical diseases are based on psycho-somatic and psycho-somatic and instead of looking for mental damage caused by childhood fears and traumas in the past, they seek to eliminate the body and all diseases according to the four The wheel of the thinking and action machine, the two front wheels, and the feeling and physiology of the two rear wheels are connected like a chain

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  3. Bahar aghamiri
    Bahar aghamiri says:

    Many of our physical disorders are caused by mental problems, so psychotherapy can help mental and physical health and make a person perform better in all aspects of life.

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  4. ساناز سعادتی
    ساناز سعادتی says:

    Psychotherapy can take different forms depending on the therapist’s style and the patient’s needs. Individual therapy, which involves working one-on-one with a therapist.

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  5. Mobina Mohammadinia
    Mobina Mohammadinia says:

    Hello, psychotherapy definitely helps to prevent many physical and mental diseases and people experience a better life.

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  6. Anis Farasat
    Anis Farasat says:

    In my opinion, all people who have functional somatic disorders should use psychotherapy in addition to drug therapy and other medical methods. Psychotherapy, along with medical treatments, makes the treatment process go faster in addition to getting to know themselves better, and in the end, they get a better result.

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  7. Sara ebadi
    Sara ebadi says:

    Sara ebadi
    Psychotherapy is used to improve a person’s mental health, resolve or reduce problematic behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts or emotions, and improve relationships and social skills. Today, there are also different types of psychotherapy for children and teenagers, such as play therapy.

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  8. iliyamojir
    iliyamojir says:

    Research has shown that these methods are really effective for treating anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, addiction, trauma, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc., and can have the same positive effects on the brain as psychoactive drugs. Therefore, it should be doubted that psychotherapy may work by affecting the function and structure of the brain!

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  9. Mona mollakazemi
    Mona mollakazemi says:

    In my opinion, among the benefits of psychotherapy, we can mention the improvement of communication skills, more awareness of negative thoughts, more insight into life.

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  10. Mohadeseh mohseni
    Mohadeseh mohseni says:

    Exactly.Psychotherapy has been found to have a positive effect on functional medical disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain, by addressing underlying psychological factors that contribute to the symptoms.

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  11. Mohadeseh mohseni
    Mohadeseh mohseni says:

    CBT is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative thoughts and behaviors that contribute to psychological distress. In the case of FMDs, CBT helps individuals identify and challenge their beliefs about their physical symptoms, which can reduce anxiety and improve functioning.

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  12. Hannaneh Ghalandari
    Hannaneh Ghalandari says:

    The article was excellent, and in my opinion, one of the most important psychotherapy methods is cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and family-based therapy.

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  13. Zahra Ahmadi
    Zahra Ahmadi says:

    I suppose that Psychodynamic psychotherapy significantly outperformed minimal treatment, treatment as usual or waiting list controls on somatic symptom measures at all time frames.

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  14. Dorsa dehghani fard
    Dorsa dehghani fard says:

    Dorsa dehghani fard
    Psychotherapy should be added as a treatment for physical functional disorders because psychotherapy is a valid treatment for various physical functional disorders that reduces physical symptoms. Psychotherapy is a treatment for many psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. For example, irritable bowel disorder that resolves with psychotherapy.

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  15. Armina Armansharif
    Armina Armansharif says:

    It is exactly the same. With psychotherapy, we can control many physical diseases and prevent the symptoms of physical diseases from intensifying. The development of psychotherapy is very useful for the society and makes many people in the society experience a healthy and good life.

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  16. Armina Armansharif
    Armina Armansharif says:

    it is exactly the same.
    with psychotherapy we can control many physical diseases and prevent the symptoms of physical diseases from intensifying.
    the development of psychotherapy is very useful for the society and makes many people in the society experience a healthy and good life.

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  17. Armina Armansharif
    Armina Armansharif says:

    it is exactly the same.
    with psychotherapy we can control many physical diseases and prevent the symptoms of physical diseases from intensifying.
    the development of psychotherapy is very usefu for the society and makes many people in the society experience a healthy and good life.

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  18. Azadeh shokri
    Azadeh shokri says:

    Hi professor
    I think it’s an interesting issue procene therapy is a very good way to treat depression. The psychotherapy of the mental and mental condition of the authorities considered the calm environment the extended to wich the patient consider the painted

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  19. Hasti Razzazchian
    Hasti Razzazchian says:

    It was such an eye opener article for anyone specially those who are suffering from mental and psychological issues .

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  20. Arshiya Farhangi
    Arshiya Farhangi says:

    Hi,I finished reading this article now and I have to say it was really interesting and informative.the fact that psychotherapy has a huge effect in the treatment process along the drug treatment is Irrefutable.

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  21. Zahra choopanbishe
    Zahra choopanbishe says:

    Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis is a very difficult and complex work that is not for everyone and requires very high skill and knowledge.
    It is not possible for us to split the layers and good and bad memories of a person, and if we cannot collect them, the person will be destroyed

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  22. Maryam farajkhah
    Maryam farajkhah says:

    Psychotherapy or psychological treatment or talk therapy is a way to help people who have different types of mental illnesses and emotional disorders. Psychotherapy helps to eliminate or control problematic symptoms so that a person can function better and improve health and treatment. With the help of psychotherapy, therapists treat depression, anxiety and obsession

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  23. zahra kakavand
    zahra kakavand says:

    CBT is cognitive behavioral therapy
    Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps to first recognize destructive and disturbing thoughts and the impact of negative behaviors on emotions, behavior and behavioral performance, and then treat it. This type of treatment focuses on changing automatic negative thoughts, which have functional emotional problems and lead to negative behavior and in some cases to depression and anxiety and a promise of changing life conditions.
    Negative thoughts about the incurability of addiction is one of these cases. Thoughts such as “It’s getting away” or criminalizing drug use, and…
    If cognitive behavioral therapy only emphasizes individual behavior and does not consider other cognitive factors and focuses on the treatment of behavior and the individual itself, it will suffer from therapeutic reductionism.
    In several articles, Hossam Oranj considered this type of treatment as a cognitive revolution in psychology and mentioned many researches in this field at the US National Institute of Health. He considered this type of therapy to be short-term and compared to the educational use and the extent and diversity in the use of cognitive behavioral therapy in REBT rational-emotional behavior therapy, MBCT presence of mind cognitive therapy, ACT acceptance and commitment therapy, metacognitive therapy MCT, dialectical behavioral therapy DBT. , it teaches multifaceted MMT and…. This type of treatment has also been used in the treatment of physical diseases.

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  24. Elika Khodadi
    Elika Khodadi says:

    It was an interesting article
    It is true that physical and mental health are very closely related. The fact that psychotherapy is used along with medical treatment can have a more positive effect on a person. Sometimes people lose hope and become unmotivated due to serious physical problems, but psychology can help a lot

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  25. Soudabeh Ashoori
    Soudabeh Ashoori says:

    my dearest:
    Hi Professor.
    I am Soudabeh Ashoori.
    Proudly your student
    from Iranian University of Tehran.
    Professor about the above matter
    I have to tell you that the patient needs to see the doctor first
    The doctor determines whether the patient needs medicine or not.
    Raven Trapp can help the patient with psychotherapy.
    Maybe the patient will recover with medicine or surgery.
    And maybe by injecting peace.

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  26. Masoumeh Ashoury
    Masoumeh Ashoury says:

    In my opinion, psychotherapy is a very difficult job, and people do it for reasons such as extreme stress, family problems, loss of a loved one, relationship, changes in sleep or appetite, low energy, lack of interest or enjoyment in activities that they used to do. Enjoys them, feeling hopeless, the presence of diseases such as depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress or other disorders require psychotherapy.

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  27. Masoumeh Ashoury
    Masoumeh Ashoury says:

    In my opinion, psychotherapy is a very difficult job, and people do it for reasons such as extreme stress, family problems, loss of a loved one, relationship, changes in sleep or appetite, low energy, lack of interest or enjoyment in activities that they used to do. Enjoys them, feeling hopeless, the presence of diseases such as depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress or other disorders require psychotherapy.

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  28. chenarani
    chenarani says:

    the importance of this topic is increasing day by day, which is one of the most important needs of today’s people.

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  29. nasrin shojaee
    nasrin shojaee says:

    In my opinion, psychotherapy is an important issue that should be used in the lives of many people due to personal and social problems, and we should give great importance to the education and training of experienced psychotherapists.

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  30. mahnaz nouruzi
    mahnaz nouruzi says:

    In my opinion, psychotherapy is an increasing need of life in today’s modern world. In the past, the importance of this treatment was not so clear. However, every change brings new needs to mankind, and the need for experienced therapists is one of the important things

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