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Interrogative suggestibility in patients with conversion disorders

J Foong1, P A Lucas, M A Ron

  • 1Institute of Neurology, London, UK.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
|September 26, 1997
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This study found that higher interrogative suggestibility does not appear to cause conversion disorder symptoms. Researchers observed no significant link between suggestibility and the development of these neurological conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Conversion disorder is a condition where psychological distress manifests as physical symptoms.
  • Interrogative suggestibility refers to an individual's susceptibility to adopting information or suggestions during questioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of interrogative suggestibility in the etiology of conversion disorder.
  • To determine if increased interrogative suggestibility contributes to the development and maintenance of conversion symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Compared interrogative suggestibility in 12 patients with conversion disorder and 10 controls with neurological disease.
  • Matched patients and controls on age, premorbid intelligence, and neurological symptoms.

Main Results:

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  • Interrogative suggestibility levels did not differ significantly between conversion disorder patients and controls.
  • The findings do not support a link between interrogative suggestibility and the cause of conversion disorders.

Conclusions:

  • Individual differences in interrogative suggestibility are not considered important in the etiology of conversion disorders.
  • Further research may explore other etiological factors for conversion disorder.