Dysphagia and emotional distress

摘要: Swallowing function may be impaired by a number of conditions involving primary or associated emotional distress. When psychogenic dysphagia is suspected, routine investigation using radiological and manometric examination inappropriate. These cases demand an evaluation the individual as whole, comprising disease well patient's personal problems concerns. Five patients complaining swallowing difficulty showing concurrent distress were studied. Four individuals anxious one was depressed. Because our approach close medical-patient relationship established. Afterwards, explanation about normal mechanisms role emotions provided. All showed improvement symptom in next 24 hours. Dysphagia can found anxiety, depression conversion hysteria, with high incidence urban population third world countries. However, several professionals are unaware these disorders. Our results suggest that this simple useful tool managing dysphagic its has validity even bearing due to comproved organic disease. The also emphasize importance utility hollistic