Conversion Disorder
Conversion Disorder: Introduction
A rare psychiatric condition where physical symptoms result from emotional distress or conflict. The physical symptoms may include blindness or even paralysis. The condition is considered when there is no apparent underlying medical condition causing the symptoms. ...more »
Symptoms of Conversion Disorder
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Conversion Disorder?
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Conversion Disorder: Complications
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Causes of Conversion Disorder
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Disease Topics Related To Conversion Disorder
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Medical Textbooks Online about Conversion Disorder
Medical Books Excerpts
- FATIGUE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Fatigue
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Fatigue
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Fatigue
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Fatigue
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Fatigue
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Fatigue
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Fatigue
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Fatigue
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Fatigue
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Conversion Disorder: Self Assessment Tools
Conversion Disorder: Medical Mistakes
Conversion Disorder: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Conversion Disorder
Multiple sclerosis often misdiagnosed as mental disorder: The early stages of multiple sclerosis may cause
various general feelings of wellness, happiness, euphoria, or manic-type symptoms...read more »
Lupus is often misdiagnosed as other conditions: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often simply called "lupus",
is a difficult disease to diagnose and can manifest with numerous symptoms.
Some of the possible misdiagnoses...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or
have a delayed diagnosis.
See misdiagnosis of eating disorders or ...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see ...read more »
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Conversion Disorder: Rare Types
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Clinical Trials for Conversion Disorder
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Definitions of Conversion Disorder:
Characterized by physical symptoms and demonstrable structural or physiological changes in which emotional factors are believed to play a major etiologic role.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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