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Comparative Studies of Conversion Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
Author(s) -
Steinhausen HansChristoph,
Aster Matthias v.,
Pfeiffer Ernst,
Göbel Dietmar
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00273.x
Subject(s) - psychology , anxiety , psychiatry , anxiety disorder , conversion disorder , clinical psychology
In a syndrome validation study, four groups of patients suffering from conversion disorders, anxiety states, obsessive‐compulsive disorder and emotional disorders, as well as a healthy control group, were compared. The following Findings emerged: besides female preponderance and greater age, a higher rate of low SES subjects and social migration patients suffering from conversion disorders displayed a greater proportion of psychiatric and medical diseases in their parental heritage.