The relationship between sexual trauma, conversion disorder and DID

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Yassini ◽  
George F. Rhoades
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between psychosocial trauma type and conversion (functional neurological) disorder symptoms: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622110092
Author(s):  
Shimaa K. Morsy ◽  
Daniela Huepe-Artigas ◽  
Ahmed M. Kamal ◽  
Maha Ali Hassan ◽  
Nashaat Adel Abdel-Fadeel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorder ◽  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Trauma Symptom ◽  
Functional Symptoms ◽  
Neurology Clinic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Trauma Type ◽  
Functional Neurological Disorder

Objective: Psychosocial trauma was associated with developing conversion disorder (also known as functional neurological disorder) before Freud, though why a particular symptom should arise is unknown. We aimed to determine if there was a relationship between trauma type and symptom. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients attending Australia’s first functional neurology clinic, including referral, clinic letters and a clinic questionnaire. Results: There were 106 females, 43 males and five transgender patients. Sensory (51%), motor (47%) and seizures (39%) were the commonest functional symptoms. Most patients (92%) reported stressors associated with symptom onset. Multiple trauma/symptom type associations were found: patients with in-law problems experienced more cognitive symptoms ( p = .036), for example, while expressive speech problems more commonly followed relationship difficulties ( p = .021). Conclusion: Associations were found between type of traumatic events and type of symptoms in conversion disorder. This will require verification in a larger sample.

The relationship between temperament and character in conversion disorder and comorbid depression

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evrim Erten ◽  
Yelda Yenilmez ◽  
Nurhan Fistikci ◽  
Omer Saatcioglu
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Comorbid Depression ◽  
The Relationship

Freud on Sexual Trauma: An Historical Review of Seduction and Betrayal

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Westerlund
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

An historical review of the development and rejection of Freud's seduction theory is presented. Questions are raised regarding the relationship of self-analysis to Freud's repudiation.

Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity Mediates the Relationship Between Military Sexual Trauma and Tension Reduction Behaviors in Male and Female Veterans

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051986435
Author(s):  
Susan M. Hannan ◽  
Katie B. Thomas ◽  
Carolyn B. Allard
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Military Sexual Trauma ◽  
Female Veterans ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Tension Reduction ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Numerous studies attest to the prevalence and complex negative consequences associated with military sexual trauma (MST). However, relatively less is known about male survivors and about the interaction of psychological problems such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and emotion management difficulties following MST. The current study examined the path of psychological distress following MST in both male and female veterans. We predicted that (a) history of MST would predict more severe PTSD symptoms, which in turn would predict greater use of dysfunctional emotion management strategies (specifically, tension reduction behaviors) and that (b) PTSD symptoms would mediate the relationship between history of MST and tension reduction behaviors. Finally, we explored whether the indirect (i.e., mediating) effect was moderated by gender. Data were obtained from pretreatment paper and pencil assessments administered as part of standard clinical care from 338 veterans seeking treatment at a Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health specialty clinic. Veterans who endorsed MST experienced more severe PTSD symptoms and greater reported use of tension reduction behaviors. Bootstrapping testing the indirect effect revealed that PTSD symptoms mediated the relationship between history of MST and tension reduction behaviors. An exploratory moderated mediation analysis found that the indirect effect did not differ as a function of gender. PTSD symptoms appear to mediate the relationship between MST and tension reduction behaviors in veterans, regardless of gender. While previous research has suggested that civilian men report a greater number of tension reduction behaviors following a sexual assault compared to civilian women, we did not find the same gender differences among veterans. These results may provide support for using trauma-focused treatment even when MST survivors are reporting high-risk tension reduction behaviors.

scholarly journals A Conversion Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-242
Author(s):  
Sarah Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Critical Essay ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Death Knell

Interrogating the relationship between reading, writing and ‘conversion disorder’, this creative-critical essay explores the eversion of the glove in the work of Woolf, Genet, Freud and Derrida. Gathering together reflections on gloves and glove anaesthesia, doubles and pairs, and flowers and the death knell (glas), it offers a series of literary, philosophical and psychoanalytic conversions in order to return to and rethink the question of ‘disorder’.

Mediational significance of PTSD in the relationship of sexual trauma and eating disorders

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah R. Holzer ◽  
Saritha Uppala ◽  
Stephen A. Wonderlich ◽  
Ross D. Crosby ◽  
Heather Simonich
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship
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