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Psychogenic fever: entity or nonentity?

M K Hasan, A C White

    Postgraduate Medicine
    |August 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Emotional stress may cause body temperature to rise, a phenomenon known as psychogenic fever. However, a study of neurotic psychiatric patients found no evidence of psychogenic fever, though one case of factitious fever was identified.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Psychosomatic Medicine
    • Clinical Psychology

    Background:

    • Literature suggests a link between emotional stress and elevated body temperature, termed psychogenic fever.
    • Psychogenic fever is a psychosomatic response where psychological factors influence physiological temperature regulation.
    • Understanding the prevalence and characteristics of psychogenic fever in clinical populations is important.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the occurrence of psychogenic fever in psychiatric patients diagnosed predominantly as neurotic.
    • To correlate physiological stress indicators with body temperature fluctuations in this patient group.
    • To differentiate between psychogenic fever and other causes of elevated temperature in psychiatric settings.

    Main Methods:

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  • A study was conducted involving psychiatric patients with predominant neurotic diagnoses at a university teaching hospital.
  • Continuous monitoring of body temperature and pulse rate was performed.
  • Data was analyzed to identify patterns related to daily routines and stress levels, such as ward rounds.

    • Main Results:

    • While pulse rate changes indicated heightened stress before ward rounds, no instances of psychogenic fever were observed in the studied patients.
    • The study did not find evidence supporting the hypothesis of psychogenic fever in this specific neurotic patient cohort.
    • One case of factitious fever, intentionally induced by the patient, was identified during the investigation.

    Conclusions:

    • The study did not find evidence of psychogenic fever in neurotic psychiatric patients.
    • Stress, as indicated by pulse rate, was present, but did not manifest as elevated body temperature in this group.
    • Factitious fever can occur in psychiatric settings and requires careful differential diagnosis.