Open AccessCONVERSION DISORDER;
Author(s) -
Niaz Maqsood,
Naeem-Ullah Laghari,
Bushra Akram
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.06.1568
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual intercourse , sexual abuse , psychiatry , descriptive research , reproductive health , sexual behavior , child sexual abuse , clinical psychology , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency , population , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
Objective: The objective of the study was to find out association and pattern of childhood sexual abuse in patientspresenting with conversion disorder. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place & duration of study: The study was conducted in theDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Bahawal Victoria Hospital & Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur from June,2011 to December, 2011. Subjects & Methods: The sample consisted of 60 Female in-patients with Conversion Disorder by purposivesampling. They were interviewed and results were analysed from the entries in a semi structured Performa. Results: Out of 60 patients,34(57%) reported sexually abused in childhood and 26(43%) not abused. There were 19(32%) patients reported uncomfortable sexualtalk, sexual touching, 9(15%) reported attempted intercourse which was successful and 6(10%) reported attempted for intercourse butfailed in their aim. 14(23%) patients abused by their relatives, 5(8%) by Neighbours and strangers, 3(5%) by their health caregivers,boyfriends and class fellows and 1(2%) by teachers. Conclusions: This study shows a positive association between severe sexual abuse(Uncomfortable talk, sexual touching, penetration or attempted penetration) in childhood and Conversion Disorder in adult life.