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Singh, Swaran P. and Lee, Alan S. (1997) Conversion disorders in Nottingham : alive, but not kicking. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Volume 43 (Mumber 4). pp. 425-430. doi:10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00123-2 ISSN 0022-3999.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00123-2
Abstract
A postal request to general practitioners in a catchment area (population 37,000) identified 18 patients fulfilling criteria for conversion disorder (age range 26–74 years; mean age of onset of first episode 38 years). There was a female preponderance, with two patients from ethnic minority groups. There was a temporal correlation with stress in 13 cases (72%) and a history of sexual abuse in 5 cases (28%). Three clinical groups were identified: acute onset with good premorbid functioning and full recovery; conversion symptoms as part of polysymptomatic presentation, with fluctuating course; and chronic, severely disturbed individuals with a past history of sexual abuse. One third of cases were referred to psychiatrists. There was no case of a missed organic disorder. The details of one case are discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Conversion disorder, Somatization disorder | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | ||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd | ||||
| ISSN: | 0022-3999 | ||||
| Official Date: | 1997 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 43 | ||||
| Number: | Mumber 4 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 425-430 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00123-2 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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