When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...

It’s a simple phrase and a simple action. “Pick up every loose ball,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. That basic action of making sure a loose football lying on the ground is picked up ended up ...

Conversion disorder, a psychiatric condition characterized by neurological symptoms without organic etiology, is rare in children but can significantly impair functioning. This case report describes ...

Conversion Disorder is an interesting and often frustrating disorder. Over the years, I’ve worked a number of clients who have it. At the heart of Conversion Disorder are physical symptoms that appear ...

Dissociative disorders cause a person to be disconnected from their thoughts, memories, consciousness, and identity. Conversion disorder causes neurological symptoms without an underlying neurological ...

Adjustment disorder refers to a short-term and mild state of distress and emotional disturbance that occurs in response to significant life changes or environmental shifts. It is often accompanied by ...

More than 90% of patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) reported being misdiagnosed with psychiatric illnesses by nonpsychiatrist physicians, with a vast majority being told they were ...

1 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Imo State University, Orlu, Nigeria. 2 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. 3 School of Graduate Studies, ...

Caroline Dance* MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures), Laila Drabkin* MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures), Andrew Howard MD, FRCPC (biography, no disclosures) and Joseph Tham MD (biography, no ...

The diagnosis of functional neurological disorders is a major challenge in neurologist practice. Some clinical strategies can facilitate the recognition of functional disorders, but several pitfalls ...

Lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases that cause an uncontrolled production of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Examples include non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and certain leukemias.