[Diagnosis and treatment of conversion symptoms in the 1960s in Amsterdam].

In the 1960s, Waterman cannot refer 93% of his patients for psychoanalytic therapy, which according to Kuiper is necessary for the diagnosis and therapy of conversion disorder. This explains why the psychoanalyst Kuiper hardly sees patients with conversion symptoms. Waterman opts for symptomatic therapy for psychogenic neurological symptoms. He treats 4 out of 5 of his patients with pharmaceuticals. The beneficial effect he has observed may be a result of removing the concern about the symptoms by prescribing medication.