Diagnosis difficulty and management of conversion disorder in early childhood: a case report

Abstract

Symptoms of epilepsy and conversion disorder are difficult to differentiate due to some similarities in symptoms’ manifestation. The present study is based on the detection and management of a child who had symptoms of conversion disorder. The researchers attempt to highlight the diagnosis difficulty of the child with conversion disorder and the role of psychotherapies in the management of her symptoms. She was treated with a multitherapeutic approach. To treat her, at first detailed case-history was taken from both the child and her parent through interview and stressor of the child was found. A single case design was adopted. Psychotherapies, in particular, psycho-education, behavior therapy, and family therapy were applied both on her and her family members for one month, after which she recovered. The study result shows the effectiveness and essential need of psycho-social services in the management of conversion disorder.