Comparative studies of conversion disorders in childhood and adolescence.
In a syndrome validation study, four groups of patients suffering from conversion disorders, anxiety states, obsessive-compulsive disorder and emotional disorders, as well as a healthy control group, were compared. The following findings emerged: besides female preponderance and greater age, a higher rate of low SES subjects and social migration patients suffering from conversion disorders displayed a greater proportion of psychiatric and medical diseases in their parental heritage.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, Free University of Berlin, West Germany.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors