What's so special about conversion disorder? A problem and a proposal for diagnostic classification.

Kanaan Richard, A.; Carson, Alan; Wessely Simon, C.; Nicholson Timothy, R.; Aybek, Selma; David Anthony, S.

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.109.073981

What's so special about conversion disorder? A problem and a proposal for diagnostic classification.

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serval:BIB_CED6A71A4FBB

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Article: article from journal or magazin.

Publication sub-type

Editorial

Collection

Publications

Institution

UNIL/CHUV

Title

What's so special about conversion disorder? A problem and a proposal for diagnostic classification.

Journal

British Journal of Psychiatry

Author(s)

Kanaan Richard A., Carson Alan, Wessely Simon C., Nicholson Timothy R., Aybek Selma, David Anthony S.

ISSN

1472-1465[electronic], 0007-1250[linking]

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Published

Issued date

2010

Volume

196

Number

Pages

427-428

Language

english

Notes

Publication types: Editorial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Abstract

Conversion disorder presents a problem for the revisions of DSM-IV and ICD-10, for reasons that are informative about the difficulties of psychiatric classification more generally. Giving up criteria based on psychological aetiology may be a painful sacrifice but it is still the right thing to do.

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oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_CED6A71A4FBB

DOI

10.1192/bjp.bp.109.073981

Pubmed

20513849

Web of science

000278427800003

Open Access

Yes

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