Conversion Disorder— Mind versus Body: A Review

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Shahid Ali¹  Marwah Shahid¹  Shagufta Jabeen¹  Milankumar Nathani¹  Sandhya Chinala¹  Rebecca J. Pate¹  Rida Shah¹ 

[1] Drs. Ali, Chinala, Nathani, and Shah are from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee; Drs. Jabeen and Pate are from Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee; and Ms. Shahid is from Georgetown University, Washington, DC

关键词: Conversion disorder;    hysteria;    unconscious conflict;    repressed idea;    psychoanalytic factors;    psychogenic nonepileptic seizures;    conversion anesthesia;    therapeutic alliance;    striatothalamocortical circuits;   

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学科分类：精神健康和精神病学

来源: Matrix Medical Communications, LLC

【 摘 要 】

In this article, the authors accentuate the signs and symptoms of conversion disorder and the significance of clinical judgment and expertise in order to reach the right diagnosis. The authors review the literature and provide information on the etiology, prevalence, diagnostic criteria, and the treatment methods currently employed in the management of conversion disorder. Of note, the advancements of neuropsychology and brain imaging have led to emergence of a relatively sophisticated picture of the neuroscientific psychopathology of complex mental illnesses, including conversion disorder. The available evidence suggests new methods with which to test hypotheses about the neural circuits underlying conversion symptoms. In context of this, the authors also explore the neurobiological understanding of conversion disorder.

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