Conversion Disorder and Treatment Approaches Amongst Indigenous Peoples of Eyumojock Sub Division South West Region of Cameroon

The research topic titled “Conversion disorder and treatment approaches amongst indigenous peoples of Eyumojock sub division in Cameroon” was duly carried out following the general objective stated as; To examine conversion disorder and treatment approaches amongst indigenous peoples of Eyumojock sub division in Cameroon. As a qualitative study, the case study research design was retained with snowballing and purposive sampling methods which retained 4 participants. Interviews were carried out to collect data and content analysis to analyse data. Results showed that participants employed traditional approaches, psychotherapy, physical therapy, counselling, and distraction as treatment for sensory and motor symptoms of conversion disorder. Patients who undertook traditional therapies such as employment of herbs focused on physical relief was not adequate for trauma relief and enabled such patients encounter many conversion disorder episodes with longer duration than those who integrated psychotherapy, physical therapy, counselling and distraction. Also, the type of symptoms and manifestations displayed by patients during conversion episodes influenced treatment approaches patients employed according to the available resources and competences healers or health practitioners disposed. As a recommendation, patients should go through a comprehensive treatment of conversion disorder including psychological treatment approaches most especially such as cognitive behaviour therapy and psychoanalytic therapy to transform the ideas behind the lost object enacting trauma in patients harmless.