title: Conscious sedation interview for psychogenic pseudosyncope.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We attempted treatment of chronic psychogenic pseudosyncope with serial conscious sedation interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three conscious sedation interviews were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient's symptoms lessened significantly, and improvement lasted for 3 months; however, gradually, her symptoms returned to prior level of severity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conscious sedation interviews may improve symptoms of the psychogenic pseudosyncope, but the improvement may be temporary.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: anna.borisovskaya@va.gov.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borisovskaya
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horibe
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bright
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Conscious sedation; Conversion disorder; Pseudosyncope