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TRENDS OF ADMISSIONS OF CONVERSION DISORDER IN MOSUL IRAQ
Hellme Najim
; South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust, Basildon University Hospital, Basildon, UK
Dhaher Jameel Al-Habbo
; Department of Medicine/College of Medicine, Mosul, Iraq
Khalid Omar Sultan
; Department of Medicine/Mosul University Hospital, Mosul, Iraq
Sažetak
Aims: Our study aims to make inferences from inpatient admission of conversion disorder with regards it’s age and sex
distribution, clinical presentation, yearly distribution of admission and morbidity of conversion disorder in comparison to total
psychiatric admissions. It also compares it’s results with those of pervious studies in this country, neighbouring countries and
western studies.
Methods: A case notes review was done for admissions of this disorder for five years in Mosul University Hospital. The data
were inputted into SPSS programme and analysed. The statistical analysis was by t-test, Anova and regression.
Results: Two hundred seventy five patients were admitted during the period; 224 women and 51 men. The majority of men came
from Urban areas compared to 58% of women. Single status wase over represented; 59% compared to 34% married. Women formed
82% of the singles, 90% of the widows and 83% of the divorced. Pseudo-fits was the most frequent diagnosis. There was no
significant change in the number of yearly admissions apart from the first year. The proportion of conversion disorders compared to
total psychiatric disorders admissions was 7.4%.
Impications: Results were consistent with national studies but showed higher figures than neighbouring countries. What was
interesting was that, results were consistent with figures in United Kingdom before 1950.
Ključne riječi
conversion disorder; transcultural psychiatry
Hrčak ID:
264652
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.9.2011.
Posjeta: 264 *