title: [Screening for psychogenic factors in functional dysphonia].
abstract: Psychosocial influences are now increasingly accepted to be important factors in the etiology of many diseases. The application of these findings is often not possible in clinical routine, especially because there is a lack of practical instruments for the diagnoses of psychogenic disorders. Based on previous investigations determining relevant psychogenic factors causing functional dysphonia, the goal of this study was to develop an easy-to-manage screening sheet for the estimation of psychogenic factors in the etiology of functional dysphonia. With this approach, physicians not trained in psychology are able to prove a suspect psychogenic disorder. Patients are forced to reflect on their disease by completing the sheet and thus may limit resistance to recognizing the true nature of their disturbance. Patients with pathological results can be sent effectively for further investigations and specialized therapy.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Graz.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fitzek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Freidl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Screening psychogener Faktoren bei funktionellen Dysphonien.