conversion disorder is an illness which manifests itself as pseudoneurologic syndromes that hides an emotional conflict. this disorder covers 5 to 15 percent of the psychiatric consultations. in this case report, a young iranian woman who was referred due to flexion contracture of the left wrist and inability to open her hand voluntarily is presented. during the course of therapy, some evidence...

Conversion Disorder is characterized as symptoms mimicking neurological disorder with no underlying physical or medical problem, psychogenic in nature and the onset of symptoms must be recognized or related to psychological stress. The self concept in conversion disorder seems to be distorted and limited. The aim of the study is critical appraisal on self concept in Conversion Disorder and the ...

BACKGROUND Conversion disorder (motor type) describes weakness that is not due to recognized disease or conscious simulation but instead is thought to be a "psychogenic" phenomenon. It is a common clinical problem in neurology but its neural correlates remain poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To compare the neural correlates of unilateral functional weakness in conversion disorder with those in he...

OBJECTIVE To assess the outcome of conversion disorder in children and adolescents and to identify factors affecting the prognosis. METHOD Forty adolescents with conversion disorder were reevaluated 4 years after their initial interview. Changes in demographic and clinical data and the presence of any mood and anxiety disorders were recorded using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV ...

BACKGROUND Conversion Disorders (CD) are prevalent functional disorders. Although the pathogenesis is still not completely understood, an interaction of genetic, neurobiological, and psychosocial factors is quite likely. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic overview on imaging studies on CDs and investigate neuronal areas involved in Motor Conversion Disorders (MCD). METHODS A sys...