Editing Conversion disorder (section)

===Gender===

In recent surveys of conversion disorder, females predominate, with between two and six female patients for every male. Some research suggests however that this gender disparity may be confounded by higher rates of violence against women.<ref>{{cite journal
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| last3      = Attaripour Isfahani
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| title      = Gender as a Risk Factor for Functional Movement Disorders: The Role of Sexual Abuse
| journal    = Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
| volume     = 7
| issue      = 2
| pages      = 177–181
| doi        = 10.1002/mdc3.12863
| pmid       = 32071936
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<ref>{{Cite journal | vauthors = Kletenik I, Holden SK, Sillau SH, O'Connell N, MacGillivray L, Mack J, Haddock B, Ashworth Dirac M, David AS, Nicholson TR, Attaripour Isfahani SN, Maurer CW, Lidstone SC, Hallett M, LaFaver K, Berman BD, Stone J | date=Jan 2022 | title=Gender disparity and abuse in functional movement disorders: a multi-center case-control study | journal=J Neurol | volume=269 | issue=6 | pages=3258–3263 | language=en | doi=10.1007/s00415-021-10943-6| pmid=35098346| pmc=10202134 | s2cid=246413303 }}</ref>