title: Conversion disorder (DSM-III 300.11): symptomatology and course in childhood and adolescence.
abstract: The incidence, age and sex distribution, symptomatology, psychosocial stress factors and course of conversion symptoms in a child and adolescent psychiatric patient sample were studied. Under the age of 10 conversion symptoms are comparatively rare and consequently require careful diagnosis, particularly regarding visual and hearing defects. Predominant conversion symptoms are seizures, gait problems and paralysis.
authors.affiliation: Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrische Klinik am Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lehmkuhl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blanz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lehmkuhl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Braun-Scharm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012803:Sick Role; D012931:Social Environment