Psychogenic movement disorders are characterized by unwanted movements, such as spasms, shaking or jerks involving any part of the face, neck, trunk or limbs. In addition some patients may have ...

Not quite sure what that means? Well, let’s think about it in terms of Murray’s Theory of Psychogenic Needs. Renowned American psychologist Henry Murray is most poignantly remembered for his theory ...

Don’t panic, your penis doesn’t actually have spines! But, while humans don’t have penile spines, plenty of closely related ...

Patients with psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) present with tremor, fixed postures of limbs (typically an inverted ankle or clenched fist; Figure 1), jerks, or other combinations of abnormal ...

A tremor is an involuntary muscle contraction, meaning you are not in control of the leg movement.Leg tremors and other types ...

The new information verifies the former report. A whistleblower filed a complaint last year with the Office of the Director ...

This is known as a psychogenic fever. "A phenomenon has been described where stress seems to raise core body temperature in the absence of other inflammatory processes such as infection or injury ...

Psychogenic cough, related to mental health, can particularly affect children. Though it may sound loud, it mysteriously disappears when the child is asleep or distracted. Treatment may involve the ...

Aphonia is the medical term for losing your voice. Allergies, respiratory infections, and talking too loudly can all cause ...

Experts have yet to reach a consensus, and the syndrome has been blamed on a host of culprits—including mass psychogenic illness and crickets. While the NIH’s study states that there is no ...

Neurofeedback and Alpha Brain Entrainment are non-invasive therapeutic techniques that aim to regulate and optimize brain function through real-time monitoring and entrainment of brainwave activity.

We see clients who are experiencing PTSD and other common co-occurring disorders including Functional Neurological Disorders (FND), Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES), chronic pain ...