Open AccessQualitative content analysis of cultural formulations of clients suffering from conversion disorder in North India
Author(s) -
Sheetal Lakhani,
Vibha Sharma,
NimeshG Desai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_292_21
Subject(s) - stressor , nonprobability sampling , psychology , conversion disorder , qualitative research , sociocultural evolution , content analysis , presentation (obstetrics) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , population , social science , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , radiology
Conversion disorder is easily one of the least understood neuropsychiatric disorders. There is a great deal of ambiguity with respect to symptom presentation, assessment, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. However, a common clinical practice associated with the assessment and management of the conversion disorder is the evaluation of a stressor. Recent studies in India have indicated that family stressors are the most frequent. Sociocultural aspects of the client's environment and the illness experience thus form an important part of the client's diagnostic formulation. These aspects also determine help-seeking, treatment adherence, and thus, the outcomes.