What Is Dissociative Conversion Disorder

The dissociative disorder or conversion disorder category in ICD-10 incorporates a range of problems characterized by pseudo-neurological symptoms (e.g. paralysis, pseudoseizures, sensory loss, gait disturbances, among others) along with those dissociative symptoms as in DSM-IV-TR.

Is conversion disorder and dissociative disorder same?

ICD-10 classifies conversion disorder as a dissociative disorder while DSM-IV classifies it as a somatoform disorder.

What are the four types of dissociative disorders?

Dissociative disorders include dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, depersonalisation disorder and dissociative identity disorder. People who experience a traumatic event will often have some degree of dissociation during the event itself or in the following hours, days or weeks.