In the psychiatrists chair: How neurologists understand conversion disorder

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2889-2896

  Kanaan, Richard ^a   Armstrong, David ^a   Barnes, Philip ^b   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Deception; Factitious disorder; Hysteria; Malingering

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; HISTORY; HYSTERIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONVERSION DISORDER; DECEPTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 70349957923     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp060     Document Type: Review

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