| 11. | In 1980, the DSM III added'conversion disorder'to its list of conditions.
|
| 12. | The theory of conversion disorder stems from ancient Egypt, and was formerly known as " hysteria ".
|
| 13. | An evolutionary psychology explanation for conversion disorder is that the symptoms may have been evolutionarily advantageous during warfare.
|
| 14. | The DSM-5 changed the name of the condition from conversion disorder to Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder.
|
| 15. | Many of the early cases of conversion disorder or hysteria had organic conditions as opposed to a psychiatric illness.
|
| 16. | ICD-10 classifies conversion disorder as a dissociative disorder while DSM-IV classifies it as a somatoform disorder.
|
| 17. | Many scientists also believe that this is a conversion disorder, in which patients exhibit symptoms without any neurological cause.
|
| 18. | Functional weakness may also be described as'dissociative motor disorder'and less helpfully as " conversion disorder ."
|
| 19. | Basic concepts, including conversion disorder, are derived from Sigmund Freud, whom Hubbard credited as an inspiration and source.
|
| 20. | However, no biomarkers have yet been found to support the idea that conversion disorder is caused by a psychiatric condition.
|
