The British Journal of Psychiatry 148: 198-203 (1986)
© 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Conversion without hysteria: a case report and review of the literature
A Shalev and H Munitz
The term 'conversion' implies a correlation between conversion symptoms,
hysteria, and hysterical personality. A clinical case of conversion related
to chronic post-traumatic disorder, with paranoid features, was
successfully treated by anti-psychotic drugs; it illustrates the
non-specific nature of conversion symptoms. Mechanic's concept of 'illness
behaviour' is a frame-work that meets the need for a broader understanding
of conversion symptoms.