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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 24. Psychosocial Disorders > |
Chapter 288. Conversion Disorder
Sections: Conversion Disorder: Introduction, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis, References.
Topics Discussed: conversion disorder.
Excerpt:"Conversion disorder is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms that
suggest a neurologic or general medical condition but that cannot
be fully explained by a neurologic or mental disorder. Other synonyms
include psychogenic disorder, pseudoneurologic syndrome, or hysterical neurosis.
Conversion disorder is one of several types of somatoform disorder
(conversion disorder, hypochondriasis, somatization disorder, somatoform
pain disorder) that is characterized by persistent physical symptoms
for which no cause can be found. For a diagnosis of conversion disorder
to be made, the following five criteria must be met1:..."
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