Diagnosis announcement in psychogenic "neuroform" disorder

Summary The announcement of a psychogenic disorder diagnosis represents a challenging clinical situation, the quality of which is believed to strongly infl uence subsequent evolution and overall prognosis. Therefore, clinicians should promote a benevolent at- titude, taking into account the presumed psychological mechanisms involved in each particular case. This paper proposes a method for diagnosis presentation, which can provide a general frame for clinicians involved in such situation. © 2010 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. L'annonce du diagnostic d'un trouble psychogene « neuroforme »

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