1. EMedicine - Conversion Disorder : Article By Susan Dufel, MD, FACEP Includes an introduction, overview, pathophysiology, frequency and clinical information. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic112.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Psychosocial Conversion Disorder Last Updated: April 15, 2005 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague 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, optokinetic nystagmus monocular diplopia , triplopia, field defects, tunnel vision , bilateral blindness, astasia-abasia AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Susan Dufel, MD, FACEP , Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Susan Dufel, MD, FACEP, is a member of the following medical societies:

2. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Conversion Disorder Symptoms, treatment and prevention (article in a medical encyclopedia). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000954.htm

@import url(/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Conversion disorder Contents of this page: Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors Symptoms ... Calling your health care provider Alternative names Hysterical neurosis Definition Return to top Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which emotional distress or unconscious conflict are expressed through physical symptoms. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Conversion disorder is one of several types of somatoform disorders, in which psychological problems produce physical symptoms. These disorders have typically been highly stigmatized, with physicians telling patients that the problem is "all in your head". Research on the connection between mind and body is steadily increasing our understanding of these disorders and should reduce the stigma, as it becomes clear that these conditions are real, cause real distress, and cannot just be turned on and off at will. The onset of symptoms in this disorder is usually very sudden and follows a stressful experience. Loss of function, such as in inability to move a limb, may unconsciously symbolize the underlying conflict associated with the experience. Risk factors include a history of histrionic personality disorder or

3. Pediatric Oncall- (Conversion Disorders) Hysteria conversion disorders and hysteria in children symptoms, treatmemt, co-morbidity. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/hysteria.asp

PARENT CORNER Search GO Home Back Search for Pediatricians Hospitals Special Schools Baby Names Holistic Medicines Alternative Medicine Home Made Remedies Guest Book Guest Book Discussion Boards Share Experience Post Query ... Specialist Answers CONVERSION DISORDERS (HYSTERIA) 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. The term "hysteria" is no longer used. Q. How does a patient with hysteria present? A. Hysteria may present as affliction of organ of special senses i.e. as hysterical deafness, hysterical blindness. It may also affect the voluntary nervous system and patient may present with hyperventilation, convulsions, paraesthesias etc. Q. A patient has come with inability to walk suddenly. How do I know whether the patient actually has a problem?

4. BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Conversion Disorder DSM IV criteria and links to related disorders. http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/conversiondis.htm

BehaveNet DSM-IV DSM-IV-TR Conversion Disorder Before neurological evaluation rules out physical causes this Somatoform Disorder can be confused with a physical illness that affects sensory (e.g. anesthesia, blindness) or voluntary motor functioning (e.g. astasia-abasia , paralysis). Usually the deficit fails to conform to known anatomical or physiological characteristics. Diagnostic criteria for 300.11 Conversion Disorder cautionary statement A. One or more symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest a neurological or other general medical condition. B. Psychological factors are judged to be associated with the symptom or deficit because the initiation or exacerbation of the symptom or deficit is preceded by conflicts or other stressors. C. The symptom or deficit is not intentionally produced or feigned (as in Factitious Disorder or Malingering D. The symptom or deficit cannot, after appropriate investigation, be fully explained by a general medical condition, or by the direct effects of a substance , or as a culturally sanctioned behavior or experience.

5. EMedicine - Conversion Disorders : Article By Mark E Landau, MD conversion disorders conversion disorder, as stated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1150.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Psychiatry Conversion Disorders Last Updated: May 16, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: hysteria, conversion reaction, voluntary motor deficit, sensory function deficit, malingering, conversion symptoms, psychogenic hemiparesis, psychogenic paralysis, pseudoseizure, pseudo-seizure, psychogenic seizure, psychogenic movement disorder, psychogenic tremor AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 9 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Mark E Landau, MD , Assistant Chief of Neurophysiology Section, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Department of Neurology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Mark E Landau, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology , and American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Editor(s): Barry I Liskow, MD

6. Conversion Disorder Diagnostic criteria and related facts abour conversion disorders. http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/conversion_disorder.htm

7. Mental Health Net - Conversion Disorder Summary of symptoms, extracted from American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition. http://mentalhelp.net/disorders/sx43.htm

8. Somatoform Disorders - Conversion Disorder conversion disorders links to information,areas of information, research and academic interest. http://www.psychnet-uk.com/clinical_psychology/clinical_psychology_somatoform1_c

9. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 186, Somatoform Disorders conversion disorder. Physical symptoms caused by psychologic conflict, conversion disorder tends to develop during adolescence or early adulthood but http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section15/chapter186/186c.jsp

10. THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Conversion Disorder In Ch. 99, Somatoform In conversion disorder, physical symptoms that are caused by psychologic Although conversion disorder tends to occur during adolescence or early http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch099/ch099c.html

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11. Hysteria Conversion Disorders - Pediatric Oncall A. conversion disorder or Hysteria is a disorder whereby a person expresses emotional conversion disorder is diagnosed as absence of any physical cause. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/hysteria.asp

DOCTOR CORNER Search GO Home Back Ask Doctor Post Query Education Image Gallery Teaching Files Question of the day Specialist Answers Latest Updates Conference Journal Search Original Articles Clinical Trials Search For Pediatricians Hospitals Special Schools Drug Index ... Sign Out CONVERSION DISORDERS (HYSTERIA) UserName Password New Register Forgot password Dr Vihang N Vahia Hon . Medical College,Bombay 400 056. Consultant at: Breach Candy Hospital.Gandhi (Bhajekar) Hospital.Hurkisondas Hospital. Nanavati Hospital. 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. The term "hysteria" is no longer used. Q. How does a patient with hysteria present? A. Hysteria may present as affliction of organ of special senses i.e. as hysterical deafness, hysterical blindness. It may also affect the voluntary nervous system and patient may present with hyperventilation, convulsions, paraesthesias etc. Q. A patient has come with inability to walk suddenly. How do I know whether the patient actually has a problem?

12. Conversion Disorder - MayoClinic.com conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder in which severe anxiety or emotional conflict is expressed through physical symptoms. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00622

13. Conversion Disorder: Description, Criteria, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments And Med , Criteria, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments and Medications.......conversion disorder http://www.mental-health-matters.com/disorders/dis_details.php?disID=26

14. Conversion Disorder Resources Mental Health Matters Psychiatric Disorders DISORDER_FAMILY DISORDER_NAME. http://www.mental-health-matters.com/disorders/dis_resources.php?disID=26

15. CJP - March 2004 - Somatization And Conversion Disorder Somatization is the psychological mechanism whereby psychological distress is expressed in the form of physical symptoms. The psychological distress in http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/Archives/CJP/2004/march/hurwitz.asp

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16. CJP - March 2004 conversion disorder in a Patient With Diffuse Axonal Injury. Dear Editor. Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) results from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/Archives/CJP/2004/march/lettersbhalerao.asp

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17. Conversion Disorder Articles, Support Groups, And Resources conversion disorder articles, support groups, and resources for patients from Med Help International (www.medhelp.org) http://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Conversion_Disorder.html

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18. Is This Conversion Disorder But Also A Medical Aspect? Patient medical question and answer from The Child Behavioral Health Forum. Health topic area and articles about other behavioral topics Topics Conversion http://www.medhelp.org/forums/ChildBehavior/messages/32886.html

Questions in the Child Behavioral Health Forum have been answered by Dr. Kevin Kennedy of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates. Is this conversion disorder but also a medical aspect? Forum: The Child Behavioral Health Forum Topic: Other Behavioral Topics Subject: Is this conversion disorder but also a medical aspect? From To Post Susan Wh. HVMA-Ph.D.-KDK Susan Wh. [Thread closed to new comments] Child Behaviorial Health Forum Child Behaviorial Health Archives Med Help International

19. Conversion Disorder conversion disorder. This article submitted by Sarah on 10/29/96. Author s Email. I was recently diagnosed with conversion disorder, where they think http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/neurowebforum/GeneralFeedbackArticles/Conversio

Conversion Disorder This article submitted by Sarah on 10/29/96. Author's Email: I was recently "diagnosed with conversion disorder, where they think mental anxiety or whatever somehow turns into physical symptoms. Has anyone ever had any experience with this? How is it treated? If symptoms are every "subconsciously self-induced", how are they ever "un-induced"? My symptoms (much like MS symptoms) are very real, and the weakness and balance problems are almost disabling. I can no longer drive or walk around without falling, yet the doctors can't seem to find any answers (either that, or they are all reading from different textbooks and come up with different possibilities but no definite answers). My husband and I get the very distinct feeling that this is more a diagnosis of exclusion than anything, that they just don't want to deal with it. I realize the mind and the body are very connected, but I also KNOW these problems are not all in my head. Please share your experiences with me. Thanks. Next Article Previous Article Return to Topic Menu Here is a list of responses that have been posted to this article...

20. Psych Central: Conversion Disorder Symptoms General symptoms of conversion disorder. conversion disorder. SYMPTOMS. One or more symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx43.htm

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Conversion Disorder SYMPTOMS One or more symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest a neurological or other general medical condition. Psychological factors are judged to be associated with the symptom or deficit because the initiation or exacerbation of the symptom or deficit is preceded by conflicts or other stressors. The symptom or deficit is not intentionally produced or feigned (as in Factitious Disorder or Malingering). The symptom or deficit cannot, after appropriate investigation, be fully explained by a general medical condition, or by the direct effects of a substance, or as a culturally sanctioned behavior or experience. The symptom or deficit causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning or warrants medical evaluation. The symptom or deficit is not limited to pain or sexual dysfunction, does not occur exclusively during the course of Somatization Disorder, and is not better accounted for by another mental disorder. Criteria summarized from: American Psychiatric Association. (1994).

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