Conversion disorder - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Conversion disorder
external
Synonyms
hysteria
Causes
Anxiety disorder
Effects
Numbness
Blindness
Seizure
Astasia abasia
Parents
Dissociation
Anxiety disorder
Paresis
Description
"Pseudo-symptoms: without a definable organic cause. Symptoms arise in response to stress. Symptoms are not deliberate but involuntary. Formerly known as "hysteria" "
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006