ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
Characteristics and outcomes of children with dissociative (conversion) disorders in western China: a retrospective study.
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- Comorbidities Across Functional Neurological Disorder Subtypes: A Comprehensive Narrative Synthesis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Agraphia due to Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) in an 8-year-old boy: a case report.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Antisocial Behavior and Antisocial Personality Disorder Among Youth in Ethnic Minority Areas in China: A Cross-sectional Study.Alpha psychiatry · 2024Article
- Creating a Space to Feel: An Integrative Therapy Approach with an Adolescent Diagnosed with Dissociative Motor Disorder.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDissociative (conversion) disorder in children is a complex biopsychosocial disorder with high rates of medical and psychiatric comorbidities. We sought to identify the characteristics and outcomes of children with dissociative (conversion) disorders in western China.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of 66 children admitted with dissociative (conversion) disorders from January 2017 to July 2019, and analyzed their clinical characteristics, socio-cultural environmental variables, and personality and psychiatric/psychological characteristics. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the variables associated with clinical efficacy.
resultsOf these 66 patients, 38 (57.6%) were male and 28 (42.4%) were female, 46 (69.7%) had an antecedent stressor, 30 (45.5%) were left-behind adolescents, and 16 (24.2%) were from single-parent families. In addition, 30 patients (45.5%) were not close to their parents, 38 patients (59.4%) had an introverted personality, and 34 (53.1%) had unstable emotions. Thirteen families (19.7%) were uncooperative with the treatment. Patients who had cormorbid anxiety or depression exhibited significantly lower cognitive ability (P < 0.01). Logistic regression found that better treatment outcomes were positively associated with having a close relationship with parents, parental cooperation with treatment, and having a father with a lower level of education (i.e., less than junior college or higher).
conclusionsThe characteristics and outcomes of children with dissociative (conversion) disorders are related to socio-cultural environmental variables and psychiatric/psychological factors. Timely recognition and effective treatment of dissociative (conversion) disorders are important.
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