Filiz İZCİ, Özlem KAZAN KIZILKURT, Suzan Mert AKGÜL

Majör depresyon eş tanısı bulunan bir konversiyon bozukluğu olgusuna farmakoterapi ve psikodrama teknikleri ile yaklaşım: Bir olgu sunumu

Psikolojik etkenlerle ortaya çıkabilen, fiziksel bir bozukluğu düşündürecek biçimde motor ve duyusal işlevsellikte değişikliklerle giden konversiyon bozukluğu (KB) psikiyatri klinik ve acil servislerinde sık görülen bir ruhsal hastalıktır. KB’ye depresif bozukluk gibi birden çok ruhsal hastalıkta eşlik edebilmektedir. KB’nin tedavisinde antidepresan, antipsikotik ilaç tedavileri yanında psikoterapi teknikleri de uygulanabilmektedir. Bu makalede, KB’ye eşlik eden majör depresif bozukluk tanıları bulunan, ilaç tedavisi ile beraber KB’de sık kullanılmayan bir psikoterapi türü olan psikodrama teknikleri uygulayarak yanıt aldığımız bir olguyu sunmayı amaçladık.

An Approach to Conversion Disorder with Comorbid Major Depression Using Pharmacotherapy and Psychodrama Techniques: A Case Report

An approach to conversion disorder with comorbid major depression usingpharmacotherapy and psychodrama techniques: a case reportConversion disorder (CD) is a psychiatric disorder commonly seen in clinical and emergency psychiatrydepartments; it may occur with psychological factors and lead to changes in motor and sensoryfunctioning in a way that suggests a physical disorder. Multiple mental illnesses such as depressivedisorder can accompany CD. In addition to antidepressant or antipsychotic drug treatments,psychotherapy techniques can be applied in the treatment of CD. In this report, we aim to present acase of major depressive disorder with accompanying CD where we intervened applying drug therapytogether with psychodrama techniques, a type of psychotherapy that is not frequently used in CD.

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