miaoue ,
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@androcat @Zumbador there are various definitions of psychosomatic. it could refer to

  • physical manifestation of an illness that has a purely psychological cause
  • physical illness that is strongly affected by psychological factors (i.e. provoked by stress)
  • more broadly, an illness that involves the interactions of body and mind

personally i think that's too many definitions, to the point where any usage is at best unclear, at other times intellectually dishonest. it doesn't merit having a separate category for psychosomatic illnesses. arguably, by the latter definition, all illnesses would be in such a category.

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