What Is Conversion Disorder?
5. What Causes Conversion Disorder?
The cause of conversion disorder remains unknown. There are many theories regarding the causes and factors related to this disorder, but so far researchers have been unable to establish a positive cause. The most common theory is that it is caused by stress response. Many people who experience severe trauma undergo changes in their brain that affect the control centers of muscles and senses.
Whether the traumatic event is primarily emotional or physical, intense events can change brain chemistry on the metabolic, cellular or structural level. Some individuals can identify a particular traumatic event that may be linked to the disorder, while others cannot recall a particularly stressful or traumatic episode that may have caused the disorder.
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