Psychological symptoms can contribute to physical illnesses, cardiologist warns

Cardiology professor Khaled Al-Nemer has highlighted the impact of psychological symptoms on physical health.

Posting on X, Al-Nemer explained that psychological symptoms, such as chronic sadness and anger, can significantly contribute to the development of physical illnesses in the human body, including heart attacks, heart failure, broken heart syndrome, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, impaired vision known as central serous retinopathy, and increased risk of glaucoma.

He added that these symptoms may also play a role in irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ulcers, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, tension headaches, migraines, sleep disorders, alopecia, and hair loss.