What Is Conversion Disorder?
9. What Is the Outlook?
While some of the symptoms may be severe, most cases see reduced symptoms in a short period of time. There are risks of recurrence, mostly within a year of initial symptoms, and some individuals can experience these symptoms for weeks at a time. The traumatic event that appears to cause this disorder may affect the outlook, as does the timing and extent of therapy and intervention strategies.
Most symptoms go away within a few weeks, but complications related to the symptoms can last longer and require treatment. Long-lasting symptoms and complications are particularly common if conversion disorder is linked with other psychiatric disorders, treatment is delayed or the individual experiences severe tremors or seizures.
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