Stressful life events and maltreatment in conversion (functional neurological) disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies
The Lancet Psychiatry
Fecha de publicación: 08 March 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30051-8
Autores: Lea Ludwig, Joëlle A Pasman, Timothy Nicholson, Selma Aybek, Anthony S David, Sharon Tuck, Richard A Kanaan, Karin Roelofs, Alan Carson, Jon Stone
Background: Stressful life events and maltreatment have traditionally been considered crucial in the development of conversion (functional neurological) disorder, but the evidence underpinning this association is not clear. We aimed to assess the association between stressors and functional neurological disorder.