Open AccessDissociative Motor Disorder
Author(s) -
Arya Jith,
Dinesh Narayanan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.198952
Subject(s) - stressor , dissociative , girl , conversion disorder , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , developmental psychology
Conversion disorders are more prevalent in childhood and adolescence, especially in females. They are usually associated with stressors and symptoms usually reflect a means to avoid the stressor, or also with a primary and secondary gain. This case report involves a similar situation where a young girl was treated successfully with diazepam, therapeutic nerve conduction study, and behavioral psychotherapy.