[When the soul is out of balance]
1Med. Klinik 2, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Bürgerhospital/ Klinikum Stuttgart. gmarquardt@buergerhospital.de
Abstract:
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.
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