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Conversion disorder
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Conversion disorder is an old name for a mental illness in which psychological conflicts or emotions are expressed unconsciously as bodily symptoms.[1][2] Conversion disorder is also know as Functional neurological symptom disorder or FND, and is regarded as a psychosomatic illness.[3] Conversation disorders have also been called psychogenic or functional illnesses.[3]
Effects
Symptoms diagnosed as conversion disorder may not be seen as a "real illness" in need of medical care, or as not a serious illness.[4][5][6]
Conversion disorder, and psychosomatic illnesses in general, may be overdiagnosed, especially in females.[3] Multiple sclerosis was previously regarded as a type of conversion disorder called hysterical paralysis and treated as a mental illness.[6]
ME/CFS
Some patients with ME/CFS or other physical illnesses are misdiagnosed with conversion disorder, which can result inappropriate treatment, and serious harm.[4][7]
See also
- Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUS)
- Mental health
- Jennifer Brea
- Functional somatic syndrome
Learn more
References
- ↑ Ali, Shahid; Jabeen, Shagufta; Pate, Rebecca J.; Shahid, Marwah; Chinala, Sandhya; Nathani, Milankumar; Shah, Rida (2015). "Conversion Disorder— Mind versus Body: A Review". Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience. 12 (5–6): 27–33. ISSN 2158-8333. PMC 4479361. PMID 26155375.
- ↑ World Health Organization (2016). "Dissociative [Conversion] disorders - ICD-10 Version:2016". World Health Organization. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bransfield, Robert C.; Friedman, Kenneth J. (October 8, 2019). "Differentiating Psychosomatic, Somatopsychic, Multisystem Illnesses and Medical Uncertainty". Healthcare. 7 (4): 114. doi:10.3390/healthcare7040114. ISSN 2227-9032. PMC 6955780. PMID 31597359.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "I made a film from my bed to show my illness is real". BBC News. November 9, 2017.
- ↑ Skyes, Richard (September 2002). "Letter to the British Journal of General Practice". The British Journal of General Practice. 52 (482): 762–763. PMC 1314419. PMID 12236282.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hooper, Malcolm (June 21, 2002). "Letter to The British Journal of General Practice" (PDF).
- ↑ Goudsmit, Ellen (September 2002). "Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis". The British Journal of General Practice. 52 (482): 763–764. ISSN 0960-1643. PMC 1314421. PMID 12236284.
