Impact of psychodynamic factors on the course and management of patients with pseudocyesis.

Abstract:

:Comparing and contrasting two patients with pseudocyesis made it clear that differing psychodynamic factors specific to each patient resulted in divergent ways in which they sought out and used medical care. The propensity of these patients to distort reality was observed to interfere with the usefulness of sonography in convincing them that they were not pregnant. Management recommendations are suggested to aid the obstetrician in designing a treatment approach to assist the patient in accepting the diagnosis, giving up the symptom, and preventing future recurrences.

journal_name

Obstet Gynecol

authors

Starkman MN

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1984-07-01 00:00:00

pages

142-5

issue

1

eissn

0029-7844

issn

1873-233X

journal_volume

64

pub_type

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