title: Conversion without hysteria: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The term 'conversion' implies a correlation between conversion symptoms, hysteria, and hysterical personality. A clinical case of conversion related to chronic post-traumatic disorder, with paranoid features, was successfully treated by anti-psychotic drugs; it illustrates the non-specific nature of conversion symptoms. Mechanic's concept of 'illness behaviour' is a frame-work that meets the need for a broader understanding of conversion symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010551:Personality; D011379:Prognosis; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006220:Haloperidol