MODE OF PRESENTATION OF PATIENTS OF DISSOCIATIVE (CONVERSION) DISORDER AT THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

Dissociative (Conversion) Disorder

Authors

  • Asad Ullah Jan Pak Field Hospital-II Monrovia Liberia
  • Salim Jehangir Armed Forces Institute of Mental Health Rawalpindi

Keywords:

Dissociative disorder, mutism, paraparesis

Abstract

Objective: To determine the mode of presentation of dissociative disorders presenting at Armed Forces Institute of Mental Health.

Study Design: Cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Mental Health (AFIMH) Rawalpindi from 1st June 2013 to 31st August 2013.

Patients and Methods: Fifty four patients of dissociative disorders were included in the study by using consecutive non-probability sampling. Category of presentation of dissociative disorders in the participants was determined by the primary mode of presentation and by using international classification of diseases (ICD)-10 diagnostic guidelines.

Results: The commonest type of presentation of dissociative disorders was mutism (40.7%), possession state (18.5%), pseudo fits (12.9%) followed by paraparesis (9.2%).

Conclusion: Predominantly the patients presented with mutism (dissociative motor disorder).

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Published

31-10-2015

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 5 (2015): October

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Jan AU, Jehangir S. MODE OF PRESENTATION OF PATIENTS OF DISSOCIATIVE (CONVERSION) DISORDER AT THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH: Dissociative (Conversion) Disorder. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Sep. 21];65(5):653-5. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1089