TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The relationship between psychosocial trauma type and conversion (functional neurological) disorder symptoms: a cross-sectional study
JO  - Australasian psychiatry
A1  - Morsy, Shimaa K.
A1  - Huepe-Artigas, Daniela
A1  - Kamal, Ahmed M.
A1  - Hassan, Maha Ali
A1  - Abdel-Fadeel, Nashaat Adel
A1  - Kanaan, Richard A. A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1039-8562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562211009247
ID  - ref1
ER  -