Should conversion disorder be reclassified as a dissociative disorder in DSM-V?
Author
Summary, in English
Pseudoneurological symptoms (i.e., conversion disorder), historically subsumed within the "hysteria" concept alongside phenomena such as psychogenic amnesia and multiple personality disorder have been classified as somatoform disorders since DSM-III. Since then, there have been repeated calls to reclassify conversion disorder with the dissociative disorders, as in ICD-10. The authors review issues such as the high correlations between pseudoneurological and dissociative symptoms, the high rates of trauma reported for both groups, and the position that these phenomena share underlying processes. Although reintegrating pseudoneurological symptoms with the dissociative disorders is not without complications, there is a strong case for such a reclassification.
Department/s
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
369-378
Publication/Series
Psychosomatics
Volume
48
Issue
5
Document type
Journal article review
Publisher
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Topic
- Psychology
Keywords
- DSM-V
- dissociative disorders
- international classification of diseases
- hysteria
- conversion disorder
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0033-3182