Of all conditions treated in our field, perhaps none more clearly demonstrates the need for a dynamically-informed psychiatry than conversion disorder. The patient who presents with neurological ...
Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has neurological symptoms like paralysis or blindness with no physiological cause. In the past, such events were often described as ...
Credit: Getty Images Authors describe the timely diagnosis and treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in the primary care setting. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are a common yet not ...
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More than 90% of patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) reported being misdiagnosed with psychiatric illnesses by nonpsychiatrist physicians, with a vast majority being told they were ...
Ganser syndrome is a rare dissociative disorder involving confusion, wrong but close answers, and hallucinations. Learn about its causes and treatment options ...