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17378114

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Conversion disorders, the physical expression of unresolved psychological pain, can be associated with mourning. This case report is third in a series of articles by the authors on childhood mourning reflecting the effects of multiple losses (K. R. Kaufman & N. D. Kaufman, 2005; K. R. Kaufman & N. D. Kaufman, 2006). In this case report, perception of potential death (self or parent) after a motor vehicle accident precipitated psychogenic dyspnea. A "therapeutic" chest radiograph was an effective initial treatment. Rapid intervention with explanation of the functional nature of the conversion symptom, why this symptom developed, and how to address the underlying stresses in the future led to an excellent outcome. Psychosocial intervention should be included in the multidisciplinary approach toward the child with conversion disorder, be it in an ambulatory, ER, or inpatient setting. The clinician must remember that medically unexplained symptoms in childhood may represent a child's expression of mourning.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0748-1187
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
HSR
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychogenic dyspnea and therapeutic chest radiograph.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, UMDNJ--Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, Suite #2200, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA. kaufmakr@umdnj.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comment, Case Reports