PSYCHOTHERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOSOMATIC VERTIGO

Abstract

This paper describes the diagnosis and therapy for 89 patients of psychosomatic vertigo, who did not have any organic disorder of vestibular and non-vestibular systems. The interview on the principles of Morita was employed with effective results as a supporting therapy. In conclusion, it is necessary in clinical medicine that patients with vertiginous complaints on the borderline disease are investigated as a group of psychosomatic vertigo and the development of the psychosomatic self is helpful for the doctor-patient relationship.