EXAMPLES OF MEDICAL MISDIAGNOSES (MEDICAL MISPERCEPTION) WHEREBY ORGANIC ILLNESSES WERE INITIALLY DECREED TO BE PSYCHIATRIC e.g. DIABETES, GRAVES' DISEASE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

1897

Graves's Disease: An Emotional Disorder. R Crawfurd. King's College Hospital Reports Vol /// 1897:45-56

1936

Emotional and Instinctual Factors in Diabetes Mellitus. GE Daniels. Am J Psychiat 1936:93:711-724

1939

Analysis of a Case of Neurosis with Diabetes Mellitus. GE Daniels. Psychosomatic Medicine 1939:1:4

1945

Correlation Between Emotions and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Two Cases of Diabetes Mellitus. A Meyer, LN Bollmeier, F Alexander. Psychosom. Med. 1945:7:335­341

1949

Emotional Factors in the Aetiology of Hyperthyroid ism. T Lidz. Psychosom. Med. 1949:11:1:2-6

1955

Psychosomatic Medicine - Past, Present and Future. I Galdston. AMA Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry 1955:441-451

1958

The Etiologic Significance of Emotional Factors in Onset and Exacerbations of Multiple Sclerosis. Philippopoulos et al. Psychosom. Med. 1958.-XX-6:458-474

1982

The Role of Behaviour in Diabetes Care. RS Surwit, AW Scovern, MN Feinglos. Diabetes Care 1982:5:3:337-342