A client with paralysis of the legs is found to have somatoform disorder,
conversion type. What must the nurse consider when formulating a plan of
care for this client?
The illness is very real to the client and requires appropriate nursing care.
Although the client believes that there is an illness, there is no cause for concern.
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There is no physiological basis for the illness; therefore only emotional care is needed.
Nursing intervention is needed even though the nurse understands that the client is
not ill.
