title: Temperament characteristics of children with conduct and conversion disorders.
abstract: In a comparative study of temperament profiles of groups of 30 children each diagnosed as conduct disorders, conversion disorder, emotional disorders (according to DSM-III) and normal control, it was found that the children diagnosed as conduct disorders showed high activity and intensity of emotional response as well as negative mood, those diagnosed as conversion disorder exhibited low distractibility. The significance of various temperament variables in differing clinical outcomes is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Additional Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012.
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Malhotra