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Descriptor English: Conversion Disorder
Descriptor Spanish: Trastornos de Conversión
Descriptor trastorno de conversión
Entry term(s) astasia-abasia
histeria de conversión
neurosis de conversión
reacción de conversión
trastorno funcional del movimiento
trastorno neurológico funcional
Scope note: Trastorno cuya característica predominante es la pérdida o alteración del funcionamiento físico que sugiere un trastorno físico aunque realmente es expresión directa de un conflicto o necesidad psicológica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transtorno Conversivo
Descriptor French: Trouble de conversion
Entry term(s): Astasia Abasia
Astasia-Abasia
Conversion Disorders
Conversion Hysteria
Conversion Hysterias
Conversion Neuroses
Conversion Neurosis
Conversion Reaction
Conversion Reactions
Functional Movement Disorder
Functional Neurological Disorder
Hysteria, Conversion
Hysterias, Conversion
Neuroses, Conversion
Neurosis, Conversion
Reaction, Conversion
Reactions, Conversion
Tree number(s): F03.875.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003291
Scope note: A disorder whose predominant feature is a loss or alteration in physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder but that is actually a direct expression of a psychological conflict or need.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hysteria (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 81; was CONVERSION REACTION 1969-80
Online Note: use CONVERSION DISORDER to search CONVERSION REACTION & HYSTERIA, CONVERSION 1969-80, GLOBUS HYSTERICUS 1974-80, & ASTASIA-ABASIA 1970-78
History Note: 81; was CONVERSION REACTION 1969-80; GLOBUS HYSTERICUS was see under CONVERSION REACTION 1974-80; ASTASIA-ABASIA was see under CONVERSION REACTION 1970-78; HYSTERIA, CONVERSION was see under CONVERSION REACTION 1969-78
Entry Version: CONVERSION DIS
DeCS ID: 3312
Unique ID: D003291
NLM Classification: WM 173.5
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1969/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/22
Conversion Disorder - Preferred
Concept UI M0005134
Scope note A disorder whose predominant feature is a loss or alteration in physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder but that is actually a direct expression of a psychological conflict or need.
Preferred term Conversion Disorder
Entry term(s) Conversion Disorders
Conversion Hysteria
Conversion Hysterias
Conversion Reaction
Conversion Reactions
Functional Movement Disorder
Functional Neurological Disorder
Hysteria, Conversion
Hysterias, Conversion
Reaction, Conversion
Reactions, Conversion
Astasia-Abasia - Narrower
Concept UI M0005133
Preferred term Astasia-Abasia
Entry term(s) Astasia Abasia
Conversion Neurosis - Narrower
Concept UI M000733063
Preferred term Conversion Neurosis
Entry term(s) Conversion Neuroses
Neuroses, Conversion
Neurosis, Conversion



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