&gt; Psychosomatic<p>Somatoform or somatic symptom disorder is newer and preferred, because of the stigma perpetuated by people saying things like &quot;it&#x27;s not all in my head&quot;.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Somatic_symptom_disorder" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Somatic_symptom_disorder</a><p>&gt; exactly is compacted thyroid<p>There&#x27;s a bunch of people who don&#x27;t meet the clinical threshold for inactive thyroid, but who think that thyroid medication would help them.  They either take thyroxine, or they take thyroid extract.  In England there are a couple of quack doctors who make their living selling nutrient supplements and thyroid extracts to private patients.<p>(EG Dr Sarah Myhill, who was ordered by the GMC to fix her website)