psychogenic vertigo; functional dizziness
Medical term for dizziness caused by psychological factors rather than physical inner-ear or neurological disorders.
Psychogenic vertigo can be caused by stress.
She was diagnosed with functional dizziness.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a common physical cause of vertigo, contrasting with psychogenic vertigo.
Compound of 心因性 (psychogenic) + めまい (dizziness). 心因性 is from 心因 (psychological cause) + 性 (-genic).