Conversion disorders. From neurobiology to treatment;Konversionsstörungen: Von der neurobiologie zur behandlung

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Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 619-626

  Schonfeldt Lecuona C ^a   Connemann, B J ^a   Hose A ^a   Spitzer, M ^a   Walter, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dissociative motor symptoms; Functional lesion; Functional magnetic resonance tomography; Hysterical palsy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYSTERIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS;

EID: 4344639797     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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