Journal of Psychiatry

The importance of understanding psychological manifestations of medical issues

What are psychological manifestations?

There are numerous physical problems that can be manifestations of psychological issues. Anxiety can create a wide range of somatic symptoms: heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, skin irritations, sweating. Psychology as a behavioral health discipline is the key to the biopsychosocial practice, and plays a major role in understanding the concept of health and illness. ... In addition, they play a major role in the promotion of healthy behavior, preventing diseases and improving patients' quality of life.

Few of psychological manifestations of medical issues are:-

Intellectual disability (or Intellectual Developmental Disorder), formerly referred to as mental retardation

Developmental delay

Communication disorders

Language disorder

Autism spectrum disorder

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Understanding the Importance:-

Understanding behavioural and contextual factors

Preventing illness

The effects of disease

Critical analysis of health policy

Conducting research

Teaching and communication

Last date of Submission of article: May, 2018

Tentative issue release date after review process: June, 2018

Guest Editor