Prevalence of Conversion Disorder in Clinical Population in Main Government Hospitals of Lahore
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https://doi.org/10.46662/jrp.v2i2.47Abstract
The study aimed to find the prevalence of Conversion Disorder in the main government hospitals of Lahore using the cross-sectional survey design with a purposive sampling strategy. The participants were patients from various regions in and out of Lahore, over a period of 45 days. Tests were administered starting with the collection of demographic information, then the patient health questionnaire (Kroenke et al., 2001), conversion symptom checklist (Bokharey & Rahman, 2013), and level of frustration tolerance scale from the symptom checklist-revised (Rahman et al., 2009). The respondents included all age groups and both genders from different cities. Out of 14,511 reported cases, 1,755 participants were interviewed by the research team to quantify the severity of the symptoms and to pinpoint the diagnosis of the cases being reported. Of these, 256 patients were found to be suffering from conversion disorder. Frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were calculated in accordance with these patients. The current research concludes that the conversion disorder is occurring almost in 15% of respondents in main government hospitals of Lahore which was the highest in number among young women between the ages of 17-30 years. The majority of diagnosed cases were from Lahore City and Model Town Tehsils. The study also found most cases of conversion disorder were frequently comorbid with depressive and anxiety disorders. This research refined theoretical models of conversion disorder, highlights cultural and socioeconomic dynamics, and suggests improved diagnosis, treatment, and training methods. In the future, studies can be conducted in diverse settings, pursue longitudinal studies, and investigate cultural impacts to improve mental health policies and education.
Keywords: conversion disorder, prevalence, Lahore, hospitals, clinical population.

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