Prognostic factors in functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)

Positive prognostic factors	Negative prognostic factors
Onset in childhood or adolescence	Multiple physical symptoms
Early diagnosis	Longer duration of symptoms
Good response to initial treatment	Poor physical functioning
Comorbid anxiety or depression	Comorbid personality disorder
Subsequent change in marital status	Beliefs that symptoms are irreversible and caused by a disease with a known pathologic basis
Good therapeutic alliance with the clinician	Illness-related financial benefits

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