Conversion disorder in children and adolescents: Clinical features and comorbidity with depressive and anxiety disorders

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-137

  Pehlivantürk, Berna ^a   Ünal, Fatih ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Children; Conversion disorder; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034168238     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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