Conversion Disorder Definition

Conversion disorder a somatoform disorder characterized by symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory functioning and suggesting physical illness but produced by conversion.

Conversion disorder definition. Called also conversion reaction. It is sometimes applied to patients who present with neurological symptoms such as numbness blindness paralysis or fits which are not consistent with a well established organic cause which cause significant distress and can be traced back to a psychological trigger. Conversion disorder cd or functional neurologic symptom disorder is a diagnostic category used in some psychiatric classification systems. Functional neurologic disorders or conversion disorder include nervous system symptoms affecting movement or the senses that are not caused by medical disease.