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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Paralympics and Conversion Disorder - "secondary gain" should not be a reason for exclusionShow More
Anthony David's article on Paralympics and conversion disorder opens an important and useful debate about the legitimacy of physical disability when related to a functional (psychogenic) disorder and the extent to which patients with these disorders should have access to the normal rights of a disabled person(3). If functional disorders, and to be clear we are talking here specifically about functional limb weakness, are...
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