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Muhammad Nasar Sayeed Khan1, Salman Ahmad, Nadia Arshad
1Department of Psychiatry, Services Institute of Medical Science and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. nasarsayeed@yahoo.com
Objective:
To determine symptom pattern of conversion disorder and its association with co-existent anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Design:
Descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Place And Duration Of Study:
The study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry, Services Hospital, Lahore from August 2003 to January 2004.
Materials And Methods:
One hundred patients, suffering from conversion disorder, diagnosed on the basis of DSM-IV criteria, were assessed for severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms by using hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). A semi-structured interview was used for demographic details.
Results:
Anxiety was seen to be present in 35% of cases, depression in 29% and 31% of the patients had both anxiety and depressive symptoms. Overall co-morbidity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in conversion disorder was high i.e. 95% and only 5% of the patients were without any co-morbid anxiety and depressive symptoms. A significant association was found between depressive and sensory symptoms (p=<0.05) in patients with conversion disorders.
Conclusion:
The patients with a diagnosis of conversion disorder need to be managed for anxiety and depressive symptoms appropriately for better outcome.
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