Streamlined classification of psychopathological hand disorders: A literature review. Hand (N Y) 2008 Jun;3(2):118-28
Date
09/10/2008Pubmed ID
18780087Pubmed Central ID
PMC2529133DOI
10.1007/s11552-007-9072-0Scopus ID
2-s2.0-43749093887 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 16 CitationsAbstract
In the surgical hand clinic, psychopathological hand disorders can be sorted into one of the following four categories: (1) factitious wound creation and manipulation; (2) factitious edema; (3) psychopathological dystonias, and (4) psychopathological sensory abnormalities and psychopathological Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This article introduces these four categories. Pertinent literature that includes descriptions of each category's syndromes and diseases, demographic and psychological profiles, differential diagnoses, and appropriate treatment recommendations is reviewed.
Author List
Eldridge MP, Grunert BK, Matloub HSAuthors
Brad K. Grunert PhD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinHani S. Matloub MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
