When we talk psychological we're just talking about functions of the mind. A lot of neurologists get no training in psychiatry or psychology, very little at least. We have to be it's a real move for neurology in the uca - emphasizing biological changes that come with psychological things. If you over emphasize the logical, then you you take away from the behavior or the social circumstance that has created the biological am if you oversense people forget thareis biology involved. It's delicacy. M and i fear that the more we talk about brain changes and psychostmatic disorders,. we make people feel like it's outside of their control. It's all inis chemicals that they
Michael Shermer speaks with award-winning Irish neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan about her work exploring the complexity of psychogenic illness affecting people all around the world. Her book The Sleeping Beauties, documents her investigation of psychosomatic disorders as she traveled the world visiting communities suffering from these so-called mystery illnesses. O’Sullivan records the remarkable stories of syndromes related to her by people from all walks of life. Riveting and often distressing, these case studies — both fascinating and of serious concern — are recounted with compassion and humanity as these syndromes continue to proliferate around the globe.