title: 23 y/o female with dysphagia--Evaluation, intervention and resolution of symptoms in the Psychiatry consultation setting.
abstract: Dysphagia is a symptom shared by many medical and psychiatric conditions. A thorough Psychiatric evaluation could rule in a functional or psychological etiology. If a Psychological etiology is identified, a psychodynamic formulation could help the consultation psychiatrist clarify the origin of the symptom and provide a better explanation to the patient and medical team, resulting in improved care by prevention of unnecessary medical interventions, improvement of symptoms and individualization of the treatment.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santos-Cubiñá
authors.forename: Howard L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: María Fernanda
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Mary Alice
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: O'Dowd
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000639:trends; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult