“Get up and walk”, a case of severe conversion disorder in childhood

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2017-03-31

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Pérez Álvarez, C., Calvo Sarnago, A., & Ruiz Lázaro, P. (2017). “Get up and walk”, a case of severe conversion disorder in childhood. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 34(1), 38–42. https://doi.org/10.31766/revpsij.v34n1a5

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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2017)

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Authors

  • C. Pérez Álvarez C/ San Juan Bosco
  • A.I. Calvo Sarnago
  • P. Ruiz Lázaro Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano Blesa”

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https://doi.org/10.31766/revpsij.v34n1a5

Keywords:

Conversion disorder, child, adolescent

Abstract

We report the case of a 11-year-old girl that was admitted in Paediatrics Unit and later in Childhood and Youth Psychiatry Unit, with a suspected severe conversion disorder which included immobility and refusal to eat and drink. We explain the multidisciplinary approach to the case, both hospital and ambulatory levels. Complete recovery took about a year after the onset of symptoms. Furthermore, we make a brief review about the characteristics of conversion disorders in children and adolescents, with a special focus on the prognosis.

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Author Biographies

C. Pérez Álvarez, C/ San Juan Bosco

Médico Residente de Psiquiatría.

Correspondencia:
Candela Pérez Álvarez. C/ San Juan Bosco 15, 50.009, Zaragoza. Servicio de Psiquiatría. candela.perezalv@gmail.com

A.I. Calvo Sarnago

Facultativo Especialista de Área del Servicio de Psiquiatría.

P. Ruiz Lázaro, Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano Blesa”

Jefe de Sección de Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil. Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano Blesa”, Zaragoza. 

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