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A 9-year-old with conversion disorder, successfully treated with psychoanalysis.

Barbara Milrod1

  • 1Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. bmilrod@med.cornell.edu

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|June 29, 2002
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Psychoanalytic treatment successfully addressed severe conversion disorder in a child. This case highlights psychoanalysis as a valuable approach for severe childhood psychopathology when other treatments fail.

Area of Science:

  • Child psychology
  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Clinical case studies

Background:

  • Conversion disorder in children is challenging to treat.
  • Limited evidence-based treatments exist for chronic pediatric conversion disorder.
  • Psychoanalysis offers a potential therapeutic avenue for severe psychopathology.

Observation:

  • A latency-aged boy presented with severe conversion disorder.
  • Detailed clinical treatment methods were applied.
  • The patient's unconscious fantasy constellations were identified as key to the syndrome.

Findings:

  • Successful psychoanalytic treatment of the child's conversion disorder was achieved.
  • The case demonstrates the efficacy of psychoanalysis in treating severe childhood psychopathology.

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  • Unconscious fantasies were central to the disorder's etiology and treatment.

    • Implications:

    • Psychoanalysis can be an effective treatment for severe conversion disorder in children.
    • This case study provides valuable insights for clinicians treating pediatric psychopathology.
    • Further research into psychoanalytic interventions for childhood conversion disorder is warranted.