title: Single-blind clinical trial of psychotherapy for treatment of psychogenic movement disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  PMD are disabling, but lack any generally accepted treatment strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients with PMD received treatment with Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Patients were assessed with psychiatric rating scales and the movement disorder was rated by a blinded rater with the Psychogenic Movement Disorder Rating Scale (PMDRS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total mean PMDRS (p = 0.0195), total PMDRS function scores (p = 0.0142), Hamilton depression scores (p = 0.009), Beck anxiety scores (p = 0.002), and GAF (p = 0.0083) all improved with psychotherapeutic intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychotherapy and appropriate use of adjunct psychiatric medication can be a successful intervention for PMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston Memorial Hospital, Charleston, 29425, USA. hinsonvk@musc.edu
authors.forename: Vanessa K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Hinson
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Sue E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Leurgans
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Goetz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents