Korean J Psychosom Med.  2016 Jun;24(1):9-19. 10.0000/kjpm.2016.24.1.9.

Psychogenic Dizziness for Psychiatrists in Korea

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  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. kykylee2@gmail.com

Abstract

Many patients with dizziness present with a symptom pattern that does not reveal the cause by neurotologic diagnostic approaches. In such cases, the physician frequently diagnoses psychogenic dizziness. Psychogenic dizziness is not characterized by true vertigo, and occurs in combination with other psychiatric symptom cluster. One out of two to four patients with dizziness are psychogenic dizziness. But there are few concern about this including clinical practice and study in Korea. I wrote this paper to increase concerning and attending to this for psychiatrists in Korea. I reviewed etiology including biological and psychological relations between dizziness and psychiatric disorder(especially anxiety), diagnostic approaches of, characteristics of dizziness of various psychiatric disorders related to, and the treatment of psychogenic dizziness. I also briefly reviewed the central and peripheral dizziness for psychiatrists. I suggest psychiatrists and clinicians in the psychosomatic field in Korea to acknowledge, concern, and attend to psychogenic dizziness. In turn, it will be helpful to well treat the patients with psychogenic dizziness.

Keyword

Dizziness; Psychogenic dizziness; Psychiatric disorder; Psychiatric treatment

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Dizziness*
Humans
Korea*
Psychiatry*
Vertigo
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