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Dr. Kai Anderson, MD

  • 1025 East Forest Avenue
  • Detroit,
  • Michigan
  • 48207

Specialties

  • Psychosomatic Medicine
Gender
Female

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Dr. Nikesh Ardeshna, MD

  • 2799 West Grand Boulevard
  • Detroit,
  • Michigan
  • 48202

Specialties

  • Psychosomatic Medicine
Gender
Male

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Dr. Sunday T Ilechukwu, MD

  • 4201 Street Antoine
  • Detroit,
  • Michigan
  • 48201

Specialties

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
Gender
Male

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Detroit Information

Detroit, Michigan is home to 3 practicing psychosomatic medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 3 zip codes, including zip codes 48207, 48202, and 48201.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Detroit has a population of 886,671, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 psychosomatic medicine doctor for every 295,557 residents.

Michigan Information

Michigan’s capital is Lansing, and its population is 10,120,860. Michigan has lots of places to entertain residents and visitors: tour Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, or the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Take a carriage tour on Mackinac Island, where no vehicle traffic is allowed. Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes, so there are always lakefront vistas and lighthouse tours and boat rides, no matter what shore you’re on. The Soo Lock system is the world’s busiest lock system for boat traffic. Famous people born here include industrialist Henry Ford, and singers Diana Ross and Madonna.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Michigan has a population of 10,120,860. Of this population, 2,451,309 are under the age of 18 and 1,252,187 are at or above the age of 65.

Psychosomatic Medicine Information

Description

Psychosomatic medicine deals with physical disorders that are also called psychophysiologic disorders, or somatoform disorders. An illness may be considered psychosomatic when it seems to result from strong emotional conditions such as anxiety, trauma, depression, anger or guilt, rather than a physical cause. A physician who specializes in psychosomatic medicine will first test the patient to rule out physical causes. A psychosomatic illness will often respond to pain medication or other medical help, but psychological assessment is required to find the underlying cause of the illness.

Some psychosomatic illnesses are irritable bowel syndrome, upset stomach, muscle aches, tension headaches, panic attacks, colitis and ulcers, and even infertility. Psychological stress can reduce the effectiveness of the immune system and lower energy levels, allowing the body to create or worsen physical diseases. The way a person handles stress often affects the severity of psychosomatic illnesses.

 
 

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