Psychosomatic disorders are those physical disorders which are either initiated or exacerbated by the presence of meaningful psychosocial environmental stress.

The 7 classical psychosomatic disorders are:

Bronchial asthma
Ulcerative colitis
Peptic ulcer
Neuro-dermatitis
Thyrotoxicosis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Essential hypertension


At present the list of illness is virtually endless .it is not difficult to imagine the effect of psychosocial factors on most illness

CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS:
Essential hypertension
Coronary heart disease
Post cardiac surgery delirium
Migraine
Mitral valve prolapse syndrome

ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperthyroidism
Cushing syndrome
Premenopausal syndrome
Amenorrhea
Menorrhagia

GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
Oesophageal reflux
Peptic ulcer
Ulcerative colitis
Crohns disease

IMMUNE DISORDERS
Autoimmune disorders
Allergic disorder
Viral infection

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Rheumatoid arthritis
SLE

RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
Bronchial asthma
Hay fever
Vasomotor rhinitis

SKIN DISORDERS
Psoriasis
Pruritus
Urticaria
Alopecia
Acne vulgaris
Psychogenic purpura
Trichotillomania
Dermatitis artifacta
Lichen planus
Warts

TREATMENT
Psychotherapy
Relaxation technique
Other behavioural therapy
Drug therapies like benzodiazepines, beta blockers

SIDE EFFECTS
The drugs like benzodiazepines having the side effect like headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and myalgia. It should not be used for more than 2 weeks at a time.

Autonomic side effects: dry mouth, constipation, mydriasis, urinary retention, delirium, orthostatic hypotension

Sexual side effect: impotence, impaired ejaculation, anorgasmia, priapism

CNS side effects: sedatives, tremor, withdrawal symptom, seizures

Cardiac side effects: tachycardia, arrthymia, direct myocardial depression, hypertension

Allergic side effects: agranulocytosis, jaundice, skin rashes, systemic vasculitis

Metabolic and endocrine side effects: weight gain