Recognize 8 Types of Psychosomatic Complaints and How to Handle them

Psychosomatic Treatment or Therapy

In general, there are 3 aspects that need attention in the treatment of psychosomatic patients;

1) Bio-Organic Aspects;

2) Psycho-Educational Aspects; and

3) Socio-Cultural Aspects.

Here’s the explanation.

1. Bio-Organic Aspects

-> A complete and thorough physical examination can prove the presence or absence of a medically significant physical disease. This can reduce or eliminate the impression that the patient has a serious or incurable disease.

-> Treating physical disorders or congenital defects can relieve the patient’s feelings of inferiority and emotional stress.

-> The use of drugs according to physical complaints that are felt, as well as for emotional complaints such as anxiety, anxiety, sleep disorders, depression and others experienced by sufferers.

-> Teach healthy living habits such as work, rest, eating, hobbies and so on.

2. Psycho-Educational Aspect

-> Creating a comfortable doctor-patient relationship so that there is an atmosphere of trust from the patient to the doctor or healer.

-> Ventilation. Giving the opportunity to express or release emotions that have long been buried in the subconscious mind can quickly reduce symptoms of the disease.

-> Re-education. By using the patient’s intelligence and ratio, new beliefs, understanding and understanding can be given that are more useful about the causes of the disease or ways to deal with stressors in life.

-> Religion. Helping patients to see problems, their inner conflicts from the point of view of religion or spirituality so that they are able to think positively in the future.

3. Socio-cultural Aspect

-> Improving socio-economic conditions can help overcome various stresses caused by economic factors. Helping to find a way out of economic problems, giving advice, motivation and explaining the possibilities of life choices can provide positive value for patients in the future.

-> Improve the patient’s ability to adapt to their environment.

-> Improve the perspective of the social or family environment towards the patient so that it can help the patient’s recovery.

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