Health Condition 1: F44- Dissociative and conversion disorders
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Central Institute of Psychiatry
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients- 1. In patients of either sex aged between 18-40 years 2. Those who fulfil the criteria for dissociative(conversion) disorders (F44) according to the International classification of diseases 10th version (ICD-10)- Diagnostic criteria for research (DCR) by World health organization (WHO,1992) 3. Right-handed patients 4. Education at least 7th standard. 5. Patients who were amenable for interview. 6. Patients or guardians giving written informed consent. Healthy volunteers- 1. Age and sex matched healthy controls. 2. Right-handed subjects. 3. Education at least 7th standard. 4. Those who are amenable for interview. 5. Subjects or guardians giving written informed consent. 6. Fulfilling the general health questionnaire (score less than 3)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients- 1. Patients of either sex aged below 18 and those above 40 years. 2. Patients having comorbid general medical illness (requiring additional treatment). 3. Patients with comorbid substance dependence, except nicotine and caffeine. 4. Patients with neurological disorders or any other psychiatric illness. 5. Patients having abnormal electrical brain activities in qEEG. 6. Patients failing to fulfil the MRI feasibility checklist 7. Patients or guardians not willing to give written informed consent. Healthy volunteers- 1. Subjects of either sex aged below 18 and those above 40 years 2. Subjects having comorbid general medical illness (requiring treatment). 3. Subjects with comorbid substance dependence, except nicotine and caffeine. 4. Subjects with neurological disorders or any other psychiatric illness. 5. Subjects having abnormal electrical brain activities in qEEG. 6. Subjects failing to fulfil the MRI feasibility checklist 7. Subjects or guardians not willing to give written informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After recruiting the patient fMRI is done and the common area of activation during the performed tasks is notedTimepoint: Only at baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of the intensity of signal obtained in fMRI to EASE (Examination of Anomalous Self Experience) scale scoresTimepoint: Only at baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnshul Yadav
Department of psychiatry
Outcome results
None listed