The effect of resilience and coping strategies in conversion disorders

Objective: To investigate difference in psychological resilience level and preferred coping strategy between participants with and without conversion disorder. Method: Thirty-six individuals without any psychiatric diagnosis and 36 patients who diagnosed with conversion disorder according to DSM 5 participated in the study. Independent t-test technique is used to analyze whether conversion disorder diagnosis cause any statistically significant differences in psychological resilience and coping strategies. Results: Average age of 32 female and 4 male patients who diagnosed with conversion disorderis found to be 35,94±10,65; while 32 healthy female and 4 healthy male participants' are 36,17±10,72. There are statistically significant differences between participants with and without conversion disorder diagnosis in terms of psychological resilience and coping strategies. Conclusion: In the current study, patients with conversion disorder diagnosis are shown to be less psychologically resilient compared to the healthy participants. In terms of coping strategies, participants with conversion disorder are shown to prefer emotion- oriented (ineffective) strategies more compared to problem- oriented (effective) strategies. All results are discussed according to the previous findings and current literature.