Psychogenic stress in hospitalized veterinary patients: Causation, implications, and therapies

To review the sources, adverse effects, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of psychogenic stress in hospitalized human and veterinary patients.Data were collected by searching PubMed for veterinary and human literature from the past 10 years.Psychogenic stress has been linked to immune suppression; gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and cutaneous diseases; delayed wound healing; alterations in pain perception; and neurologic impairment. Sources...