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Behavior Therapy in Dissociative Convulsion Disorder

Siddiqua Aamir, Shazia Hamayon and Syed Sultan

Objective:To determine the efficacy and usefulness of Behavior therapy in conversion disorder.

Methods:It was a randomized control trial conducted at Psychiatry Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan on patients (N=18) suffering from conversion disorder (only pseudo seizures). Fifteen sessions of behavior therapy were administered to experimental group over period of 2 and half months.

Results:Statistically significant difference was found between the mean number of fits for experimental group (M=6.4 ± 3.7) and control group mean (M=27.8 ± 9.2) t (12) 6.0251, p < 0.0001 on the last follow up session.

Conclusion:Behavior therapy can be successfully used for treating conversion disorder (pseudo seizures) by targeting inappropriate mal adaptive behavior replacing it with appropriate adaptive behavior by using suitable reinforcement techniques.

Отказ от ответственности: Этот тезис был переведен с использованием инструментов искусственного интеллекта и еще не прошел рецензирование или проверку.
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