OBJECTIVE: As the literature for the treatment of functional (psychogenic) @entity717 ( @entity4631 ) is sparse, we assessed clinical outcomes in @entity1 with @entity4631 who underwent treatment with psychodynamic psychotherapy (PDP). METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the data of @entity1 with @entity4631 who were referred for PDP from 2008-2014 at Emory University Medical Center was performed. RESULTS: Thirty @entity1 were included, mean age at presentation was 50 years (SD 13.9) and majority were female (27/30). Most common @entity717 was involuntary shaking/jerky movements (50%) and @entity400 (43%). Mean duration of symptoms was 3.2 years and mean number of PDP visits was 4.9. PDP lead to good outcomes in 10, modest in 8, and poor in 9. Three @entity1 lost to follow up. Mean duration of symptoms between two groups (good vs. poor) was not statistically significant (p = 0.11), mean number of PDP visits showed a trend towards significance (p = 0.053). In all cases of good outcomes precipitants of the @entity717 were identified and a majority (60%) was receptive of the diagnosis and had good insight. CONCLUSION: PDP lead to improvement in 60% of the @entity1 which is encouraging as the treatment is challenging. This study supports heterogeneous causes of @entity4631 including varied roles of past/recent events and demonstrates importance of @entity458 such as PDP. Treatment with PDP should be considered in some @entity1 with @entity4631 but predicting who will respond remains a challenge. Further long term prospective studies with large sample size and placebo control are needed.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Functional (Psychogenic) XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity4631 :: ('MESH:C536391', 'Disease') :: ['FMD'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological approaches'] @entity400 :: ('MESH:D014202', 'Disease') :: ['tremor'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['movement disorder', 'movement disorders']
@entity717 :: (MESH:D009069,Disease) :: ['Movement Disorders']
