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conversion disorder

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conversion disorder
n.
See conversion reaction.
conversion disorder
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a psychological disorder in which severe physical symptoms like blindness or paralysis appear with no apparent physical cause
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Noun1.conversion disorder - a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
conversion hysteria, conversion reaction
folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
glove anesthesia - a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist; "since no combination of nerves serve this area a glove anesthesia is clearly psychogenic in origin"


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1) In this article, we describe two cases of conversion disorder in older women that manifested as stridor.
Hysterical stridor: a report of two cases. (Original Article) by Ahmed, Sahar M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Conversion disorder falls under a class of disorders known as the somatoform disorders.
Traumatic brain injury when symptoms don't add up: conversion and ... by Gross, Patricia / The Journal of Rehabilitation
The complaints of young people with gongenital rubella may be mistaken for irresponsible behavior, immaturity, depression, malingering or conversion disorder.
Congenital rubella and the rehabilitation counselor by Polowe-Aldersley, Stephanie R. / The Journal of Rehabilitation
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