@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between psychosocial trauma type and conversion (functional neurological) disorder symptoms: a cross-sectional study",
journal="Australasian psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="Morsy, Shimaa K. and Huepe-Artigas, Daniela and Kamal, Ahmed M. and Hassan, Maha Ali and Abdel-Fadeel, Nashaat Adel and Kanaan, Richard A. A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Psychosocial trauma was associated with developing conversion disorder (also known as functional neurological disorder) before Freud, though why a particular symptom should arise is unknown. We aimed to determine if there was a relationship between trauma type and symptom. <br><br>METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients attending Australia's first functional neurology clinic, including referral, clinic letters and a clinic questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 106 females, 43 males and five transgender patients. Sensory (51%), motor (47%) and seizures (39%) were the commonest functional symptoms. Most patients (92%) reported stressors associated with symptom onset. Multiple trauma/symptom type associations were found: patients with in-law problems experienced more cognitive symptoms (p =.036), for example, while expressive speech problems more commonly followed relationship difficulties (p =.021). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Associations were found between type of traumatic events and type of symptoms in conversion disorder. This will require verification in a larger sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1039-8562",
doi="10.1177/10398562211009247",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562211009247"
}