Re: Physical problems vs. Conversion disorder

Subject: Physical problems vs. Conversion disorder

Forum: The Child Behaviorial Health Forum


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Dear mommydee,
The accumulated evidence indicates that your daughter's difficulties were medically, not psychologically, driven. At the outset, particularly with negative medical workups (including labs), the conversion disorder diagnosis was understandable. However, it appears to have been effectively ruled out by subsequent diagnostic procedures.
As you probably already know, one criterion of conversion disorder requires that the symptom(s) cannot be fully explained by a general medical condition. The range of findings that ultimately were derived certainly do explain your daughter's difficulties. Another criterion of conversion disorder (which is one of several types of so-called somatoform disorders) is that initiation or exacerbation of the symptom(s) is preceded by conflicts or other stressors. Your note does not indicate that such 'explanatory' variables were present with your daughter.
This information is provided for general medical education purposes only. Please consult your physician for diagnostic and treatment options that pertain to your medical situation/condition.
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