Elsevier

Psychosomatics

Volume 39, Issue 6, November–December 1998, Pages 519-527
Psychosomatics

Original Research Reports
Motor Conversion Disorder: A Prospective 2- to 5-Year Follow-Up Study

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In this prospective study, 30 patients with motor conversion disorder were assessed for key psychiatric and demographic variables. At reassessment 2 to 5 years later, 19 patients had completely recovered and 8 patients had improved, whereas only 3 were unchanged or worse. Contrary to other follow-up studies, none of the patients received a rediagnosis of neurological disease. The presence of a personality disorder and overall personality pathology, particularly within cluster C, the presence of a concomitant somatic disease, low DSM-IV Axis V score, and high score on the Becks Hopelessness Scale proved to be associated with poor outcome.

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