What is conversion disorder?

Conversion disorder is characterized by a patient experiencing neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, and paralysis without a physiological cause.

How do members experience conversion disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with conversion disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for conversion disorder*

Who has conversion disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 17
30s 32
40s 28
50s 38
60s 13
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 108

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What is conversion disorder?

Conversion disorder is characterized by a patient experiencing neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, and paralysis without a physiological cause.



Common symptoms reported by people with conversion disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for conversion disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with conversion disorder

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Who has conversion disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 58 say conversion disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 17
30s 32
40s 28
50s 38
60s 13
70+ 8
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 21
20-29 years 19
30-39 years 18
40-49 years 9
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 108

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 72
Not Diagnosed 10

These charts show data from conversion disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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