Definitions for "psychopathic"
suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
Edgar Cayce often referred to psychopathic factors or influences in a wide variety of illnesses. In such cases, he frequently went on to describe mental, emotional or spiritual patterns that were causing or contributing to the illness. In other words, psychopathic was not restricted to cases of mental illness. When psychopathic factors were cited in a reading, Edgar Cayce often went on to suggest that the individual work with his mental attitudes and spiritual ideals as a prerequisite to implementing the physical therapies. Karmic or past-life patterns were sometimes described as psychopathic factors in illness. In modern terminology, psychopathic could be translated as "psychosomatic" (mind affecting the body).