II. Epidemiology
- Onset between age 10 to 35 years
- Demographics
- More common in rural regions
- More common with lower socioeconomic resources
III. Diagnosis: DSM-V Conversion Disorder
- Conversion Disorder is a subtype of Somatic Symptom Disorder
- At least one symptom altered voluntary motor or sensory function inconsistent with known condition
IV. Diagnosis: DSM-IV - Conversion Disorder
- Must meet criteria for a Somatoform Disorder
- Unexplained physical symptoms
- Not due to condition of Secondary Gain (Malingering or Factitious Disorder)
- Causes dysfunction
- Specific Conversion Disorder Criteria
- Single unexplained symptom
- Symptom related to voluntary motor or sensory functioning (pseudoneurologic)
- See Somatization Symptoms: Neurologic
V. Signs
- Neurologic symptoms that cannot be explained by anatomic pathways
- Example: Hemiparesis with normal reflexes and Muscle tone