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Conversion Disorder: Where Mental Pain Becomes Physical

Dr. Gary Bell's Absurd Psychology

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How to Treat a Conversion Disorder

Conversion disorder occurs less often among sophisticated or highly educated people. Children sometimes develop conversion disorder from observing their parents' reactions to stressors. Psychotherapy is sometimes used with children and adolescents to help them gain insight into their symptoms. And also cognitive behavioral approaches have been tried with good results.

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