Psychopathological aspects of dysphagia: a systematic review on correlations with eating disorders and other psychiatric conditions

CONCLUSIONS: With this review, the authors want to provide an overview of the most considerable and clinically useful information about the topic, focusing on some key points to disentangle psychiatric components from the complexity of patient with dysphagia. It should be a relevant concern for all clinicians and should be always thoroughly assessed, considered its frequency in clinical practice and its implications in every kind of patients' morbidity, mortality and quality of life. Special attention should be paid to mentally ill patients, who might display complex and multiple comorbidities, as well as consequences of abnormal eating behaviours, occasionally exacerbated by psychotropic medications. More systematic studies are needed, while it seems clear that a multidisciplinary approach is pivotal in the assessment and management of dysphagic patients.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I (evidence obtained from at least one properly designed randomized controlled trials; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; experimental studies).PMID:34213745 | DOI:10.1007/s40519-021-01227-z
Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Source Type: research