Effect of cognitive behaviour therapy combined with pharmacological therapy on social support in conversion disorder patients

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Shubhangni Jain and Nudrat Jahan (Department of Clinical Psychology, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana)
Dinesh Kataria (Department of Psychiatry, Lady Harding Medical Collage, New Delhi)

Social support is very essential to overcome difficulties of life. Human as social creatures, they prefer to live in groups and help each other. In Maslow’s theory need for love and belongingness is an important component. It is associated with human social need such as acceptance by society and making relationships. This is a condition in which chronic underline anxiety and unresolved conflicts are evident in patient such as numbness, paralysis, or seizures. These symptoms have no neurological explanations. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based interventions has been proved as an effective treatment for treatment of conversion disorder. Medicine like sertraline was also recommended to reduce symptom associated with disorder. Aim of current research was to see the ‘effect of CBT combined with medicine on social support in conversion disorder patients’. Quasi experimental research design is followed for the study. A sample of 15 female patients with conversion disorder selected from Delhi NCR region. P.G.I. Social Support Questionnaire Nehra, Kulhara, and Verma (1998)were administered on patients suffering from conversion disorder to measure the level of pre and post intervention level of social support. Intervention was provided to them with CBT combined with medicine. On pre and post treatment assessment significant difference is find in social support (t = 4.92; p<.001). CBT combined with medicine improves the social support in Conversion disorder patients.