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Conversion "v" profiles in torticollis.

Author(s) -

Marjan Jahanshahi,

C. D. Marsden

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

doaj (doaj: directory of open access journals)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0953-4180

DOI - 10.3233/ben-1989-2403

Subject(s) - spasmodic torticollis , depression (economics) , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , hysteria , torticollis , conversion disorder , personality , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , surgery , social psychology , economics , macroeconomics

The assumption that spasmodic torticollis represents a conversion reaction was examined by evaluating profiles of 61 patients on the hypochondriasis, depression, and hysteria scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Thirty-six per cent of the sample had normal profiles. A conversion "V" profile with scores above 70 was found in a minority (9%) of the patients. The profile of the majority of the group was characterized by the presence of mild depression. It was concluded that a personality profile suggestive of conversion reaction is not typical of patients with spasmodic torticollis.

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