Conversion disorder and mass psychogenic illness in child neurology

A common problem faced by neurologists is the existence of disorders that present with neurological symptoms but do not have identifiable neurological bases. Conversion disorder is the most common of these disorders. In some situations, members of a cohesive social group will develop the same or sim...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2013-11, Vol.1304 (1), p.40-44
1. Verfasser:	Mink, Jonathan W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Central Nervous System - physiology Child Children Cohesion Conversion Conversion Disorder - diagnosis Conversion Disorder - epidemiology Conversion Disorder - therapy Disorders Humans Hypnosis Hysteria - diagnostic imaging Hysteria - psychology Illnesses mass hysteria Motor Activity - physiology Movement Neurology Psychiatry psychogenic movement disorder Radiography somatoform disorders tics Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A common problem faced by neurologists is the existence of disorders that present with neurological symptoms but do not have identifiable neurological bases. Conversion disorder is the most common of these disorders. In some situations, members of a cohesive social group will develop the same or similar symptoms. This review discusses conversion disorder in children, with an emphasis on function movement disorders. It also reviews a recent occurrence of mass psychogenic illness in New York State with discussion of the key features of mass psychogenic illness.
ISSN:	0077-8923 1749-6632
DOI:	10.1111/nyas.12298