Q What is conversion disorder?; A. Conversion disorder or Hysteria is a disorder whereby a person expresses emotional turmoil by converting it into a bodily symptom. It is now called as PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
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Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking, includin...
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Conversion disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conversion disorder is a condition where patients present with neurological symptoms such as numbness, paralysis, or fits, but where no neurological explanation can be found. It is thought that these...
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Synonyms and related keywords: conversion reactions, hysteria, depression, somatoform disorder, psychiatric condition, psychological conflict, psychological need, paralysis, sensory disturbances, pseudoseizures, involuntary movements, maladaptive response to stress, psychosocial stress, organic brain disorder,
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... The concept of hysteria is traced from Hippocrates, where it was though to be caused by a wandering uterus, through Galen and up to Freud.
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Since that time, several more follow-up studies have suggested an increased prevalence of neurological disorder in those with a diagnosis of hysteria or conversion disorder (Couprie et al, 1995; Mace & Trimble, 1996). Others, however, have failed to show this relationship.
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Conversion Disorder was originally called "hysteria," and it has been described by documents hundreds of years old. The ancient Egyptians attributed it to a malpositioned or "wandering" uterus, and the name derives its meaning from this distinctly feminine problem.
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