[Familial clustering of conversion disorder].
This paper reports the result of a study conducted in a single family, in which members of three generations were affected by a conversion disorder. The phenotype and the age of onset were very similar in all the family members affected. The etiology is best understood in terms of a genetic condition and as the result of imitation and identification with an affected family member.
Schulte-Körne
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Philipps-Universität, Marburg.
Remschmidt
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D014717:Vertigo / Q000523:psychology