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Mental Disorders > Somatoform Disorders > Conversion Disorder

Preferred term

Conversion Disorder  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A disorder whose predominant feature is a loss or alteration in physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder but that is actually a direct expression of a psychological conflict or need.

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Entry terms

  • Conversion Reaction
  • Functional Movement Disorder
  • Functional Neurological Disorder
  • Hysteria, Conversion

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SKWQQ630-4

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