Psychosomatics is a branch of medicine that studies the relationship between psychological processes, the emotional state of a person and his physical health. The basic idea of psychosomatics is that many physical illnesses and conditions can be caused or exacerbated by mental factors such as stress, anxiety, depression, repressed feelings, and psychological trauma.
Psychosomatic medicine explores how mental and emotional well-being affects the body and can contribute to the development of diseases such as hypertension, peptic ulcer disease, asthma, eczema, irritable intestinal syndrome, and many others. Treatment of psychosomatic disorders involves a comprehensive approach that combines medical intervention to address physical symptoms with psychotherapy and stress management techniques to address psychological problems.