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Conversion and somatization disorders
Somatization disorder is a tendency to experience physical symptoms that result from underlying psychological problems. Conversion disorder is similar, but refers to a single symptom. A very high percentage of conversion disorder diagnosis is eventually found to be from a physical diagnosis that could not be identified at the time.
Is a type of:Mental disorder
How long it usually lasts:
Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)
How common is it?
Rare
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