Dissociation : Vol. 3, No. 4 (Dec 1990)

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    Dissociation : Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 204-208 : The concept of dissociation and conversion in the new edition of the international classification of diseases (ICD-10)
    (Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1990-12) Orengo Garcia, Francisco
    In this article, the author discusses the changes in the new edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) related to dissociative and conversion disorders. He comments on the elimination of the concept of hysteria, the introduction of a new group of dissociative (neurotic) disorders and the creation of a new category of organic (dissociative) conversion disorders. The author discusses the differences and similarities of the current edition in regard to the previous (ICD-9) and the influence of the DSM-III-R on the ICD-10.