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English
Etymology
From psycho- + -genic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
psychogenic (not comparable)
- (psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.[1][2]
Derived terms
Translations
originating from or caused by state of mind
References
- ^ Dimitriades Y (2020) History of the opposition between psychogenesis and organogenesis in classic psychiatry: Parts 1 & 2. History of Psychiatry 31: 208-216; 274-293
- ^ Berrios GE (2018) Psicogénesis: ¿concepto central de las disciplinas de la mente? Vertex: Revista Argentina de Psiquiatria 29: 187–194.