Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 10:39am.
Our son, aged 9, has been diagnosed with a Conversion Disorder. His symptoms began when he was 6 and had been in remission until recently (Nov. 2007) and have been getting progressively worse. He has all the classis symptoms of a Conversion Disorder but none of the causes. We are not convinced that it's totally psychological, though his symptoms do get worse when he's anxious. He's currently hospitalized, on a MedPsyc floor and they're telling us he's anxious and depressed. He wasn't anxious or depressed until these symptoms resurfaced in November, and he's never been an anxious or depressed child (our family and friends can attest to that fact). We've requested an MRI (SPECT) and we're going to request additional blood work. Is there anything we may be missing? Anything anyone can suggest?
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Conversion Disrorder
Our son, aged 9, has been diagnosed with a Conversion Disorder. His symptoms began when he was 6 and had been in remission until recently (Nov. 2007) and have been getting progressively worse. He has all the classis symptoms of a Conversion Disorder but none of the causes. We are not convinced that it's totally psychological, though his symptoms do get worse when he's anxious. He's currently hospitalized, on a MedPsyc floor and they're telling us he's anxious and depressed. He wasn't anxious or depressed until these symptoms resurfaced in November, and he's never been an anxious or depressed child (our family and friends can attest to that fact). We've requested an MRI (SPECT) and we're going to request additional blood work. Is there anything we may be missing? Anything anyone can suggest?