Even if there are no actual insects around, this phenomenon is very real. Here's why it happens and what you can do about it.

Psychologists have also used the terms psychogenic itching, psychogenic formication and psychogenic pruritus to describe itchy sensations with no physical cause, though these terms seem to come up in ...

Living in New York City, I occasionally see local news headlines and hear stories from friends of friends about the horrors of bed bugs. Although I have yet to face the nightmarish ordeal myself, I do ...

psychogenic itch, which is caused by a psychological disorder; neuropathic itch, which results from nervous system dysfunction; and pruritoceptive itch, which is generated in the skin, either ...

The most common symptoms are pruritus ani and subsequent irritability due to poor sleep, but, as a 1962 paper vividly puts it: “ Other symptoms to which lay people in general attach great value are ...

A chronic itch is often associated with heightened anxiety and mood disturbances, states this study, published in the journal Neuroscience Biobehavioral Rev. The central nervous system plays a key ...

However, psychogenic itch may also be a symptom of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s. Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes itchy, painful plaques.

This condition is called 'Psychogenic Pruritus' in medical terms, and is categorised by severe itching in a specific area of your body, or all over, with no visible skin lesions.